October 19, 2021

Extreme Weather Is Our New Normal – Here’s How We Need to Brace for It

by Deanna Moran

Climate impacts are here now, but are our communities ready for them? Here’s what we must do to get climate ready.

Flooding in Saugus, Massachusetts, points to the need for climate readiness
October 18, 2021

It’s Time to Ditch Dirty Bus Fleets – The Future is Clean and Electric

Dirty exhaust fumes from buses harm our health and environment. The solution to the problem is clear: Electric bus fleets.

Clean trucks include these electric school buses
October 15, 2021

Buckle Up, Connecticut – It’s Time To Meet Our Climate Targets

by Shannon Laun

The state’s latest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory shows that we’re already behind on meeting mandatory climate targets. State officials must take charge and steer us towards urgent climate action.

We can't wait any longer to meet Connecticut's climate targets.
October 12, 2021

We Want Safe, Thriving Communities – Dirty Gas Is Stopping Us

by Rishya Narayanan

Our communities and neighborhoods deserve to be safe – and we must urgently transition off dirty gas to protect them.

Every state in New England deserves a future free of the public health and climate risks of dirty gas.
October 8, 2021

A Monumental Day for New England’s Ocean: President Biden Restores Protections to Marine National Monument

by Jennifer Felt

In a monumental decision, President Biden honors science by restoring protections to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

Snake star attached to coral in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
September 28, 2021

How To Strengthen 3 Bills That Can Cut Transportation Emissions

by Staci Rubin

Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are considering bills to implement the Transportation and Climate Initiative – here’s what we’re working for in each.

Clean car standards are good for our health, good for the environment, and good for our wallets.
September 24, 2021

6 Picks for a Perfect Fall Picnic on Boston Harbor

You can help reclaim our waterfront public spaces simply by getting out and using them. And what better way to do that than a picnic packed with your favorite pumpkin-spiced treats shared with friends and family?

Waterfront Park, Boston Seaport
September 23, 2021

It’s Time for the City to Commit to Safer Streets for All of Manchester

by Arnold Mikolo

Some downtown Manchester streets have become dangerous speedways over the last several months. Drivers are speeding through crowded neighborhoods and putting people at risk. The design of these streets is to blame for this reckless behavior.

Car accident in Manchester, New Hampshire
September 21, 2021

Bill Will Prepare Massachusetts Communities for Climate Change

by Deanna Moran

While cutting our climate-damaging emissions remains critical to combatting climate change, we must also prepare for the impacts we know are coming. If we don’t, the consequences will become much more dire – and much more expensive – in the future.

September 17, 2021

Representation Matters When It Comes to Transportation Funding

by Johanna Epke

As we continue to reckon with systemic racism in the United States, we must root out the quiet and insidious ways governments and decision-makers sustain racist policies.

MBTA Orange Line Train moving through winter snow storm. Image illustrates need for climate resilience in transportation system.