Massachusetts State House. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
August 1, 2024 (Boston, MA) – The Massachusetts Legislature failed to pass a climate bill as the legislative came to an end and left unaddressed significant measures that were essential to a clean energy transition and to rein in the expanded use of dirty gas. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response.
“Closed-door brinkmanship by the Senate and House, combined with a lack of bold leadership by Governor Healey, have once again sullied the Commonwealth’s claim to climate leadership. Among the casualties were modest but widely-supported and much-needed reforms to speed the siting of infrastructure essential to a clean energy transition and a series of Senate-backed measures to rein in the expanded use of natural gas,” said Brad Campbell, President of CLF.
“With a looming climate clock, the gas industry’s stubbornness has once again won out over the ongoing policy gridlock among the Legislature and Administration, despite a landmark decision by Governor Healey’s own utility regulators underscoring the importance of measures to curb expansion of gas infrastructure. The Healey Administration already has broad authority to address these issues through regulation and must start using that authority rather than waste another year hoping that the Legislature will get its chambers in order next session.”
CLF experts are available for further comment.
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