Articles

  • 1 week ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Bhaamati Borkhetaria

    MASSACHUSETTS HAS SEEN a striking rise in summer temperatures over the past half-century, with statewide averages climbing by approximately 2.75 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970 and leading to more frequent and intense heat waves, heightened public health risks, and dangerous conditions for essential workers.

  • 1 week ago | newsfromthestates.com | Bhaamati Borkhetaria

    MASSACHUSETTS HAS SEEN a striking rise in summer temperatures over the past half-century, with statewide averages climbing by approximately 2.75 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970 and leading to more frequent and intense heat waves, heightened public health risks, and dangerous conditions for essential workers.

  • 3 weeks ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Bhaamati Borkhetaria

    GOV. MAURA HEALEY unveiled a new energy affordability legislation package on Tuesday, which she said will bring down energy costs by more than $10 billion over the next decade, but consumer advocates and environmentalists criticized the plan, saying it didn’t go far enough to rein in energy companies that pass along gas infrastructure costs to consumers.

  • 3 weeks ago | commonwealthbeacon.org | Bhaamati Borkhetaria

    WITH THE SWEEPING federal funding cuts for climate projects and moves by the Trump administration to roll back environmental protections, the leaders of 17 municipalities in the Greater Boston area came together on Monday to renew their commitment to working together on regional climate initiatives over the next decade.

  • 3 weeks ago | talkingjointsmemo.com | Bhaamati Borkhetaria

    As Massachusetts work to craft a budget, facing an ever-shrinking pile of money coming from the federal government and rattled by economic uncertainty, the leaders of one of the state’s most troubled agencies – the Cannabis Control Commission – are saying that they cannot make crucial improvements without more money from the Legislature. But legislators, so far, aren’t buying it.