Category Archives: Events

Wednesday, January 18 at 7pm. Online or In-Person (Room 204, Newton City Hall). Join Newton climate action allies at the next Newton City Council Public Facilities Committee Meeting, when councilors will be discussing applications from National Grid for two gas … Read More

Friday, January 20 at 10-11am. Online. Over the last ten years, solid waste policy in Massachusetts has been unsuccessful. The Commonwealth is burning and burying as much waste every year as we were in 2010. While we are diverting more … Read More

Wednesday, Jan 11 from 12-1pm. Online. Join climate advocates and legislators for a VIRTUAL STATEWIDE RALLY to: congratulate Governor Healey on her historic election, her ambitious climate action agenda, and the appointment of her new climate team; acknowledge the hard … Read More

Thursday, January 12 and Friday, January 20 at 7pm. Online and in-person. The UU Plant-Based Eating Club is hosting a group read of The Engine 2 Seven-Day Rescue Diet: Eat Plants, Lose Weight, Save Your Health by Rip Esselstyn. Available … Read More

Wednesday, January 11 from 7-8:30pm. Online. The Newton Citizens Commission on Energy’s 2021 analysis concluded that 61% of the city’s total emissions originated in the residential sector (houses and cars). Clearly, we must reduce emissions from households and related transportation … Read More

Thursday, January 12 at 7pm. Online. Join Beyond Plastics as pediatrician and toxicologist, Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, summarizes what we know, what we don’t know, and what researchers strongly suspect about the impact of plastics on human health and future … Read More

Wednesday, December 14 at 12pm. Online. Join Environment America for “Pollution-Free Cooking for the Holidays” to learn more about the health dangers of gas stoves, hear about the benefits of induction stoves and get information about incentives that are now … Read More