Zero Carbon Renovation Fund
September 20, 2023
Interview with Vickash Mohanka, Acting Chapter Director
By Tyler Aprati
What is the Zero Carbon Renovation Fund (ZCRF)?
The Zero Carbon Renovation Fund is a bill proposing the opening of an account and allocating $300...
Stretch Code & Fossil Free Buildings
September 20, 2023
By Madeline Buscone & Sydney Jenkins
Massachusetts is targeting net zero emissions by 2050, with a corresponding goal of reducing emissions to 50% below the 1990 baseline by 2030. Meeting these goals will require reducing emissions...
Building Retrofits
September 20, 2023
By Mallorie Barber
Buildings Emissions Reduction Overview
At 35%, buildings are the second largest category of emissions in Massachusetts. [1] Within this category are residential (single family and multifamily), commercial, and...
Electric Buses & Fleet
September 20, 2023
By Brooke Van Ackooy & Armando Terrones
Looking to upgrade your old school buses with new, green electric school buses or lower emission diesel buses? You're in luck! There are many funding opportunities currently open or...
Community Choice Aggregation - A way forward
September 20, 2023
By Sam Lambert
As municipal leaders work to find solutions on climate and energy, they are often faced with several obstacles: limited space and siting obstacles for solar, potential for cost burdens to be left to those who can...
The Life Cycle of Plastic
May 3, 2023
A Collection of Poems
By Ella Nguyen
The Beginning
Lively cerulean fuses into starless navy
As my soulless remains plummet toward
The sorrow shadows of uncanny sea
Soon impenetrable blankets of silt
Imprison me in my own cage...
High Electricity Bills this Winter? Blame Gas Exports
February 22, 2023
By: Deb Pasternak, Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter Director
Many residents across Massachusetts are in for a shock when they open their electricity bills this month. National Grid has already increased electric rates by 64% in November...
Massachusetts Public Land Policy Finally Sees Success
November 23, 2022
Victory led by untiring work of local conservationist Phil Saunders.
By Jess Nahigian, State Political Director, with thanks to Robb Johnson of the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and Elizabeth Saunders
Some 20 years ago, Philip...
Unpacking Manchin's Dirty Deal
October 31, 2022
By Kate O'Brien
In the past few months, headlines have stormed with debates over Senator Joe Manchin’s side deal, also commonly referred to as his “Dirty Deal.” But what is this deal actually about? In short, in an agreement with Senator...
Yes on 4: Safer Roads for a Stronger Commonwealth
October 21, 2022
By Abigail Lindner
In September, registered voters in Massachusetts received the familiar red “Information for Voters” booklet, which provides, among other points, details on the questions that will appear in the November state...