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Senate President Spilka stops at Hatfield farm to announce creation of $20M fund to help beleaguered farmers
07-24-2023 8:01 PM

By JAMES PENTLAND

HATFIELD — Farmers who lost crops to this month’s floods, the February freeze and May frost will be able to seek compensation from a new $20 million fund announced Monday by Senate President Karen Spilka.“We have added $20 million to the supplemental...


Guest columnists Phil Korman, Claire Morenon, and Margaret Christie: Farms, floods, and climate change
07-24-2023 4:28 PM

By CLAIRE MORENON, MARGARET CHRISTIE and PHIL KORMAN

On July 10, heavy rains led to widespread flooding alongside small rivers and creeks throughout our region. The next day, the Connecticut River overflowed its banks to levels not seen since Hurricane Irene in 2011.This flooding event was fast in some...


Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon: What are they and what might happen?
07-11-2023 2:48 PM

By VICTORIA MILKO

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The International Seabed Authority — the United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor — is preparing to resume negotiations that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials critical for...


Mass. gets high marks for EV adoption, despite sluggish rollout
07-03-2023 3:43 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — A national research group continues to see Massachusetts as ahead of the curve and improving when it comes to electric vehicle adoption, even though the Bay State has a long way to go to meet its own rollout goals.The American Council for an...


Lawmakers weigh wood-burning for energy, heat
07-03-2023 2:07 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Facilities that burn wood to create energy should not be eligible for credits under a state program that rewards generators of “clean heat,” advocates said last week, arguing that two bills would close loopholes in the state’s climate...


Enviro advocates want Massachusetts to follow the lead of 150-plus municipalities and ban single-use plastic bags
06-19-2023 3:51 PM

By SOPHIE HAUCK

BOSTON — Time’s up for single-use plastics. Or at least that remains the hope of representatives from 10 environmental organizations who gathered last week on Beacon Hill to promote bills that would ban the distribution of plastic shopping bags at...


Guest columnist Julia Blatt: Climate change affects everyone through water — even in Massachusetts
06-18-2023 10:36 AM

By JULIA BLATT

When we think of climate change, the first images that come to mind are of hot temperatures, melting ice caps, and greenhouse gases clogging the atmosphere. A recent report by the United Nations, however, warns that most people will actually...


Columnist Russ Vernon-Jones: A taste of pollution — Smoke and solidarity
06-15-2023 2:48 PM

By RUSS VERNON-JONES

Early last week my adult daughter called me and asked what I was doing. I told her I was working on a project in my yard. She said, “Have you seen the Air Quality Index (AQI)?”When I said I hadn’t, she said it was over 100 in the Northampton-Amherst...


Results from survey will help Easthampton create climate action plan
06-09-2023 2:28 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city has launched a survey to gain insight about the experience residents and business owners have related to energy usage.The survey, available at https://tinyurl.com/EasthamptonCAPSurvey, is one of several outreach methods...


State formalizing forestry role in emissions fight
06-08-2023 9:17 AM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The Healey administration moved this week to draft the state’s forests into the effort to address climate change, announcing a new initiative to invest in conservation, develop updated guidelines for state lands, and provide incentives for...


Bill would deploy tree canopies in climate fight
05-08-2023 1:44 PM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — Tree canopies shading Massachusetts cities and towns could grow dramatically, particularly in environmental justice communities where there’s currently scant coverage, under a legislative proposal to launch a municipal reforestation...


State’s new climate czar holds court with WMass activists, announces new Youth Climate Council
04-25-2023 3:39 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A day after announcing the creation of a new state Youth Climate Council during a visit to Mass Audubon’s Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton on Sunday, the state’s new climate czar held court with activists from across...


Championing sustainability: Earth Day Extravaganza highlights a farmer’s market, flagship’s effort at carbon neutrality
04-24-2023 6:29 PM

By SOPHIE HAUCK

AMHERST — Next time you’re hankering for a smoothie, how about hopping on a bike?Of the many activities to mark Earth Day late last week on the University of Massachusetts flagship campus, the bike-making smoothie had to rank among the most...


Northampton makes key land purchase in Saw Mill Hills Greenway
04-11-2023 12:07 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city of Northampton has finalized an acquisition of 229 acres to add to its Saw Mill Hills Greenway, connecting two previously separated areas used for outdoor recreational activities.The city completed the purchase on April 5 for a...


Healey pursuing ‘amazing’ potential of clean hydrogen
04-04-2023 3:03 PM

By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON – Massachusetts state agencies have coordinated with five other Northeast states to create a public-private partnership to attract federal dollars to build a clean hydrogen hub in the region.The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center and...


Easthampton paving way for electric vehicle switch
03-31-2023 2:13 PM

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city has partnered with a Somerville electric vehicle technology company to help convert its fleet of municipal vehicles from gas to electric over the next decade, an initiative that will also involve helping employees navigate the...


Holyoke needs $27M in repairs to fix river polluting issue; agreement reached with DOJ
03-23-2023 6:14 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

HOLYOKE — The city will undertake $27 million in infrastructure projects over the next 15 years to partially separate its stormwater and sewage systems to solve a long-running problem of sewage discharges into the Connecticut River.Holyoke officials...


Northampton rally targets Chase Bank for backing of fossil fuel companies
03-22-2023 9:53 AM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

More than 100 demonstrators turned out in Northampton on Tuesday to protest the planned opening of a Chase Bank branch in Northampton, with protesters taking aim at the bank’s dealings with fossil fuel companies and calling for people to boycott the...


Teens at climate panel speak to need for collective action to combat climate change
03-21-2023 9:50 AM

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — Despite being among the youngest in the room, a group of teenage environmentalists were turned to for guidance during a climate action panel at the Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew. Their generation, after all, will be most...


Going green, literally: introducing the bill that would bring more trees to the cities of Massachusetts
03-14-2023 1:44 PM

By Taylor Brokesh

The term “urban forest” may sound like an oxymoron, but it actually might be the key to mitigating climate change. A bill proposed in the state Senate aims to create a program that would increase tree canopy cover in cities to combat excessive heat in...

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