NEWS
news Inside Clean Energy: The Idea of Energy Efficiency Needs to Be Reinvented
Incremental gains are no longer good enough if the goal is to get carbon dioxide emissions to zero, a researcher argues....
Dan Gearino - 05-02-2022
news Bicycle Friendly States: Massachusetts Tops the List
Massachusetts is the best state for people on bikes, according to the 2022 Bicycle Friendly States.
James Brasuell - 05-02-2022
news Ending the sale of gas cars by 2030 was a radical idea. What changed?
7 factors driving the switch to electric vehicles.
Kate Yoder - 05-02-2022
news Warming Trends: Tracking Bird Migration in the Night Sky, Plus the Olympic Mountains’ Rapidly Shrinking Glaciers and a Podcast Focused on Florida’s Polluted Environment
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Wesibrod - 05-02-2022
news The Current Rate of Ocean Warming Could Bring the Greatest Extinction of Sealife in 250 Million Years
Warming, oxygen-starved seas could lead marine species to vanish at a rate matching the planet’s biggest extinction.
Bob Berwyn - 05-02-2022
news Warming Trends: Smelly Beaches in Florida Deterred Tourists, Plus the Dearth of Climate Change in Pop Culture and Threats to the Colorado River
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katlyn Weisbrod - 04-25-2022
news Want to Elect Climate Champions? Here’s How to Tell Who’s Really Serious About Climate Change
These tools and scorecards will help you find candidates truly committed to environmental issues.
Marianne Lavelle - 04-25-2022
news The ‘State of the Air’ in America Is Unhealthy and Getting Worse, Especially for People of Color
Millions more are breathing unhealthy air compared to just a few years ago, in large part due to climate change.
Kristoffer Tigue - 04-25-2022
news The new golden age of wildlife in New England - The Boston Globe
After a century of science-based wildlife management, our backyards are booming with animals.
Billy Baker - 04-18-2022
news Massachusetts Lawmakers Hold Virtual Climate Change Conference - CBS Boston
The "Climate Change & Health 2022" Symposium was co-hosted by Mass General's Center for the Environment and Health.
CBS Boston - 04-18-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: US Battery Storage Soared in 2021, Including These Three Monster Projects
Storage industry continues rapid growth despite rising costs. California leads the way.
Dan Gerino - 04-04-2022
news Warming Trends: How Urban Parks Make Every Day Feel Like Christmas, Plus Fire-Proof Ceramic Homes and a Thriller Set in Fracking Country
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 04-04-2022
news Boston ordinance would reduce carbon emissions more than 60% by 2050
Proponents call it the most significant plan to reduce emissions in the city’s history.
Natalie Gale - 03-28-2022
news Warming Trends: Lithium Mining’s Threat to Flamingos in the Andes, Plus Resilience in Bangladesh, Barcelona’s Innovation and Global Storm Warnings
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 03-28-2022
news Bridging the rural-urban energy-efficiency divide
Focusing on the climate pollutions from big cities keeps us blind to the energy burden in low-income communities.
Michelle Moore - 03-28-2022
news 3 ways the circular economy is vital for the energy transition
From recycling to circular design, these strategies can create valuable and profitable opportunities, too.
James Pennington - 03-28-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: Here’s a Cool New EV, but You Can’t Have It
Buyers in Europe can get the new model later this year. But customers in the United States will need to wait until 2024....
Dan Gearino - 03-21-2022
news FERC Says it Will Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions and ‘Environmental Justice’ Impacts in Approving New Natural Gas Pipelines
One gas advocate said the guidelines would make approvals for new pipelines “next to impossible.”
Zoha Tunio - 03-21-2022
news Warming Trends: Why Walking Your Dog Can Be Bad for the Environment, Plus the Sexism of Climate Change and Taking Plants to the Office
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, and developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 03-21-2022
news We need nature-positive solutions to address the climate crisis
Nature-based solutions and natural climate solutions leave too much room for greenwashing.
Daniel Zarin - 03-21-2022
news As the US Rushes After the Minerals for the Energy Transition, a 150-Year-Old Law Allows Mining Companies Free Reign on Public Lands
1872 law lets miners pay no royalties for minerals they dig from federal land and no restraints on their activities.
Jim Robbins - 03-14-2022
news Latest IPCC Report Marks Progress on Climate Justice
The new report includes more diverse voices and indigenous perspectives.
Bob Berwyn - 03-14-2022
news Inside Clean Energy: Three Charts to Help Make Sense of 2021, a Year Coal Was Up and Solar Was Way Up
Coal, wind and solar gained market share, while natural gas, hydropower and nuclear were down.
Dan Gearino - 03-14-2022
news Offshore wind is the future for Massachusetts
Offshore wind has a lot of potential in this New England state.
The Boston Globe - 03-07-2022
news Five things you can do to fight climate change right now
There are steps to try to lower carbon emissions, mitigate their own impacts, and call on their governments to do more.
The Boston Globe - 03-07-2022
news On climate change, there is no ‘try,’ only ‘do’
The good news is that we can still avoid the worst. There is a window of opportunity to implement meaningful action.
The Boston Globe - 03-07-2022
news For the First Time, Nations Band Together in a Move Toward Ending Plastics Pollution
UN resolution embraces broad definition of the problem that encompasses the life-cycle of plastics.
James Bruggers - 03-07-2022
news Warming Trends: Banning a Racist Slur on Public Lands, and Calculating Climate’s Impact on Yellowstone, Birds and Banks
A column highlighting climate-related studies, innovations, and other developments from the global warming frontier.
Katelyn Weisbrod - 03-07-2022
news EPA: It's Time to Act. We need Clean Trucks Now - NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Dirty diesel trucks are a menace to our health.
Patricio Portillo and Heather Kryczka - 03-07-2022
news A Battle Over Building Codes May Be The Most Important Climate Fight You’ve Never Heard Of
Big polluters tightened control over the nation’s building codes last year. Now a gas utility has stoked new fears.
Huffington Post - 03-07-2022
news Biden Could Score a Climate Victory in a Single Word: Plastics
With Biden’s ambitious climate agenda blocked in the Senate, there is an opportunity to address a global challenge.
James Bruggers - 02-28-2022
news IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown
Report says human actions are causing dangerous disruption, and window to secure a livable future is closing.
The Guardian - 02-28-2022
news What does it mean to hold businesses accountable for climate change?
Accurately measuring and reporting on corporations' emissions remains a challenge.
Holly Secon - 02-28-2022
news 21 solutions to make our economy more circular
Instead of producing more things, we must maximize the use of existing ones.
Giorgia Marino - 02-28-2022
news Environmental Roundtable: Boston's boom in green transportation, climate change and activism
Green transit gets a boost, with free bus lanes in Boston and millions funding EV charging stations around the state.
Under the Radar - 02-21-2022
BLOGS
blog The SDG Connection: Alternative Transportation Modes
The purpose of the SDG Connection blog series is to illustrate that communities of all sizes can use frameworks like the...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Devens Enterprise Commission - 03-29-2022
blog The SDG Connection: Nature-Based Solutions
The purpose of the SDG Connection blog series is to illustrate that communities of all sizes can use frameworks like the...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Devens Enterprise Commission - 03-01-2022
blog The SDG Connection: Sustainable Business
With this blog we intend to highlight how communities of any size can utilize the Sustainable Development Guide to make ...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Devens Enterprise Commission - 02-10-2022
blog The SDG Connection: Renewable Energy
The purpose of the SDG Connection blog series is to illustrate that communities of all sizes can use the Sustainable Dev...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Director, Devens Enterprise Commission - 01-31-2022
blog The SDG Connection: Circular Economy
Welcome back to the SDG Connection blog series as we illustrate that what we do in Devens aligns with the United Nations...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Director, Devens Enterprise Commission - 11-29-2021
blog The SDG Connection: Housing and Health in Devens
The purpose of the SDG Connection blog series is to illustrate how an individual community can use the United Nations Su...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Director, Devens Enterprise Commission - 10-27-2021
blog The SDG Connection: Energy Efficient Buildings
The purpose of this SDG Connection blog series is to illustrate how communities like Devens can play an important role i...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Director, Devens Enterprise Commission - 09-30-2021
blog The SDG Connection: Driving Electric
The purpose of this SDG Connection blog series is to illustrate how one community, Devens, Massachusetts, has applied EF...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Director, Devens Enterprise Commission - 09-07-2021
blog The SDG Connection: Devens Forward and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The Devens Forward Climate Action and Resilience Plan is aligned with the United Nation’s seventeen Sustainable De...
Peter Lowitt, FAICP, Director, Devens Enterprise Commission - 07-23-2021