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It’s only a week before the legislature is scheduled to go on August recess. Typically the summer is a slow time at the State House, but we’re working hard to keep pressure on our state policymakers.

Massachusetts is currently trying to pass same day voter registration (SDR), and it’s long overdue, considering that our 20-day registration cutoff prevents as many as 170,000 potential voters from participating in elections. Also known as election...

The Following is a letter by our Executive Committee Secretary and Outings Chair Robert Kearns to the Massachusetts Culvert and Small Bridge Working Group. Robert is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst, a Braintree resident, and a lifelong...

There is a growing movement of sustainable urban agriculture helping to solve one of our most pressing environmental and human health issues. Agriculture across the United States and the world is often practiced in a very unsustainable manner,...

The following testimony was delivered by Executive Committee Member Robert Kearns to the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy during their May 30th hearing on energy efficiency legislation. Robert is a recent graduate of...

Over the past 3 years, I have noticed the incredible decrease of “Green Areas” and the massive expanse of residential and industrial areas within the Greater Boston area. I can rest reasonably assured that upsurge in residential housing is...

The announcement of over $1 billion in bonds supporting new local climate resilience and mitigation initiatives, including support for microgrids, municipal sustainability coordinators, and electric vehicles is great news for Massachusetts. There...

Compost is what avid gardeners call "Black Gold;" the soil is soft, dark, and rich in nutrients. It is the currency of the earth; the more the earth has, the happier it is; the more you have, the more real money you have. composting can sequester...

American Eel are getting a lift on the South Shore over the dam at Pond Meadow Park. The ladder and trap was recently designed and fabricated by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Fishway Crew. DMF and the Weymouth-Braintree...

I came into the Sierra Club with minimal background in the environment, but it has now become a focal point of interest. Interning at the Sierra Club broadened my scope of the environment, the political arena, and the network in which change takes...