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August 10, 2021 | Resilience from the Ground UpThose forced to live with environmental injustice are often ignored when it comes to issues that affect their daily lives. A new project in Lawrence, Massachusetts, seeks to puts put residents in the lead. |  |
August 9, 2021 | Climate Impacts Are Here Now, So Why Aren’t Our Buildings Better Prepared?Climate change is already bringing more severe and frequent storms. Despite knowing the risks, state regulators have failed to require new homes and businesses be built with climate impacts in mind. We’re pushing to change that. |  |
August 6, 2021 | Big Gas Doesn’t Want You To Know The Truth About Kitchen StovesGas stoves, which use dirty fossil fuels, put our health and environment at risk by releasing toxic gasses into the air and atmosphere. |  |
August 5, 2021 | What Are PFAS Chemicals and Why Do They Matter to You?PFAS – or forever chemicals – are being detected in drinking water sources throughout New England. We need to find ways to better regulate these toxic chemicals. |  |
August 2, 2021 | Brian Skerry Talks About the Power of Photography to Save Right WhalesNational Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry gives us an inside look into his latest work to photograph North Atlantic Right Whales. Check out some of his latest photos. |  |
July 30, 2021 | Update: How Can the Next MBTA Governance Board Better Serve Riders?Governor Charlie Baker has implemented a new permanent oversight board for the MBTA. The board will focus on the transit issues plaguing communities in eastern Massachusetts, and will be required to consider environmental justice issues. |  |
July 27, 2021 | 5 Steps New Hampshire Must Take to Combat Climate ChangeNew Hampshire may update its State Energy Strategy, a critical opportunity to include cutting climate-damaging emissions. |  |
July 15, 2021 | Manchester Neighborhoods Face Unequal TreatmentWith summer here, Manchester, New Hampshire, residents are spending more time outside, walking city streets or biking through their neighborhoods. Unfortunately, more needs to be done to make sure people across the city can safely enjoy this time outside their homes. |  |
July 13, 2021 | Update: Want to Turn the Tide on Plastics Pollution? Make Producers Pay to PolluteToday’s throw-away culture exists because plastic producers and manufacturers choose to make single-use products and packaging that cannot be recycled. But we can change that by passing legislation that will hold producers accountable for the waste they create. |  |
July 12, 2021 | Here’s What Climate Action Led By and For the Community Looks LikeExtended heat waves, stronger nor’easters, more intense and frequent rainstorms – these are some of the climate impacts expected to affect New England. But they will hit some communities harder than others. Those living in urban areas with little tree cover, for example, suffer more when heat waves strike. The acres of buildings and pavement… Continue reading Here’s What Climate Action Led By and For the Community Looks Like |  |