Tuesday, April 1, 7-9pm. Baramor (45 Union St, Newton). Newton Green Drinks invites you to join us for a fun and casual evening with other folks interested in building a sustainable city and beyond. All are encouraged to join–no experience … Read More
Monday, April 7, 12-1:30pm. Online. Learn how to motivate action to stop air pollution to protect health in this webinar. Let’s protect our health and protect the climate by addressing the impact of pollution. Dr. Phil Landrigan will present the … Read More
Pesticide-free zones are important for the health of children, families, pets, the environment and the community. Show that your yard is a nature nurturing habitat with one of these eye-catching “Pesticide-Free Zone” signs. Eight inches in diameter, these aluminum enameled … Read More
Recent research has uncovered alarmingly high levels of microplastics in human brains — with even greater concentrations found in individuals diagnosed with dementia. These findings raise urgent concerns about how plastic pollution impacts human health, especially as plastic production and … Read More
Thursday, April 3, 5-7pm. Online. The Massachusetts Sierra Club is sponsoring a virtual screening of Inundation District, the award winning film by David Abel and Ted Blanco. This feature-length film is about the implications of one city’s decision to ignore … Read More
Tuesday, April 15, 7-8pm. Online. Dr. Casey Thornbrugh, a geographer and citizen of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, will provide an overview of climate change impacts and adaptation by Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities with an emphasis on the East Coast … Read More
We are SO excited to introduce the Green Newton Exchange, our brand-new podcast where we explore sustainability topics that matter most to our community. In our very first episode, host Brian Hodgson sits down with Conor Miller, CEO of Black … Read More
Tuesday, March 18, 7 pm. Parish Hall at the First Unitarian Universalist Society (1326 Washington St, Newton) and Online. Mothers Out Front Newton and ProtectNewtonTrees.org are hosting Dr. William R. Moomaw whose research for the last twenty years has documented … Read More
Thursday, March 27, 6:30-9pm. Newman Elementary School Auditorium (1155 Central Avenue Needham). Join a special screening and discussion of “Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics,” an award-winning 2024 documentary investigating our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of … Read More
In this episode of the MassRecycle Podcast, hosts Waneta Trabert and Gretchen Carey are joined by MassRecycle Board member and former NEWMOA Executive Director Terri Goldberg and Dave Allaway a senior policy analyst in the Materials Management Program at the … Read More
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