Building Climate Stability
December 1, 2021
By Susan Farist Butler
Sierra Club volunteer and former Executive Committee member, Sue Farist Butler, recently published an article in Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative journal, Social Impact Review, called "Building...
Fare Free Buses for Transit and Climate Justice
November 18, 2021
By Ray Wiseley
The implementation of fare-free bus transit in Massachusetts is possible and can address long existing public health and transportation inequities. Public transit is a public good. Getting more people to use public transit is good...
NO on Prop 22 Massachusetts
November 16, 2021
Update May 2022: NoProp22MA is now Massachusetts is Not for Sale.
By Andrew Hunter
In November 2020, Californians working for Big Gig Companies (Uber, Lyft, InstaCart, Doordash) were reclassified, under state law, from...
Election Night Round-Up
November 7, 2021
What an election night!
The 2021 municipal elections in Massachusetts included a number of open seats in communities like Somerville, Boston, and Medford that paved the road for newcomers. Of Sierra Club’s endorsed candidates on Tuesday night, 33...
Until We Win
October 26, 2021
By Emma Brown
I’ll be honest, my heart is feeling heavy today. Right now, five young people—Abby, Paul, Kidus, Ema, and Julie—are outside the White House in Washington D.C. on hunger strike until Joe Biden and Democrats deliver on their...
Reports Show Widespread PFAS Contamination of Ground and Surface Water in Massachusetts
October 18, 2021
87% of the 259 communities have detectable levels of up to 13 different PFAS chemicals in their water sources. See the full list here...
Unpacking the IPCC Report
August 16, 2021
By Emma Brown
Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released it's latest report—the 6th such report since the panel was created in 1988. While the report is sobering, the report's authors make it clear that we...
Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0) Hearing Summary
August 13, 2021
By Taalin RaoShah
On July 22nd, the City Council held a virtual hearing on amendments to the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO), proposed by Councilor Matt O’Malley. The new legislation, the Building Emissions...
The proposed peaker power plant in Peabody is unnecessary, harmful and costly
July 5, 2021
Paul Dale, Energy Committee Chair
The proposed peaker power plant in Peabody, Project 2015A, is wrong on many levels. This comes into focus by looking at the realities behind the three justifications put forward as reasons for building...
Methane Leaks Severely Damage Public Health
June 11, 2021
And the Problem is Growing
By Alanna McKee
The US is the biggest producer of natural gas in the world, and natural gas usage and infrastructure are steadily increasing in Massachusetts, according to the United States Energy and...