Kristen Gowin

Sep 16, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Travis Kavulla |Vick Mohanka |Louis Antonellis |Kristen Gowin

THIS PAST YEAR has not been kind to Massachusetts electric ratepayers-at least some of them. For customers who do not shop and choose their own energy provider, the average residential rate hike in National Grid's service area was more than $110 per month this past winter , a 64 percent increase. In , rates spiked 42 percent.

Sep 13, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Louis Antonellis |Kristen Gowin |Vick Mohanka

THIS SUMMER, the Commonwealth and our neighbors across New England have experienced the hottest month on record, historic flooding, and dangerous levels of air pollution. These unprecedented, unnatural disasters have put our communities, homes, and health at risk, especially for those with the least resources to bear the burden of climate change's devastating impacts.

Aug 30, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Chris Lisinski |Michael Jonas |Louis Antonellis |Kristen Gowin

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICEYOU'VE HEARD of the soon-to-launch South Coast Rail HD4555and the long-sought East-West Rail into the western reaches of the state. But how about what we'll call the Cape Connector? A group of lawmakers from Cape Cod and the islands want to make their region the next hub for regular passenger rail service, pitching it as a way to relieve locals from crushing traffic congestion and the greenhouse gas emissions that come with it. Rep. Dylan Fernandes of Falmouth and Rep.

Aug 30, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Michael Jonas |Louis Antonellis |Kristen Gowin |Jennifer Smith

While students across the state descend on campuses for fall move-in day, Monday was move out day for Zeph Luck. With a backseat loaded with canvases, the 26-year-old grad student was making his third and last trip to clear all his paintings out of the downtown New Bedford studio where he's been working for two years toward a master's degree in fine arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Aug 30, 2023 | commonwealthmagazine.org | Louis Antonellis |Kristen Gowin

OUR COMMONWEALTH is beginning a revolutionary energy transformation and the steps we take now will dramatically shape our climate and economic future. From strategic and inclusive workforce development, to building our electrical infrastructure, to ensuring we can power our lives without polluting our air and water - we are all in this together. Massachusetts has set an ambitious goal to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030, and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Gov.