Newton has almost 600 unrepaired gas leaks from the pipelines under our streets. This gas is methane, a potent heat-trapping greenhouse gas. It can be explosive, kills our trees and contributes to air pollution. Most of our gas is “fracked … Read More
According to Bob Schildgen, otherwise known as the Sierra Club’s “Mr. Green”: “It’s not a good idea to flush anything from the litter box—even the cleanest non-clumping pine—into municipal sewer systems, because many of them cannot eliminate Toxoplasma, a rather nasty organism … Read More
Finding baby products that are toxic-free can be a challenge, since we’re in the dark about the chemical makeup of many children’s products. The lack of disclosure by manufacturers can make it impossible to identify safe products. Check out the Safe … Read More
On Monday, March 19 at 6:15pm, Green Newton will hold its annual meeting in the Druker Auditorium of the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St, Newton) prior to the Greening Our Community Program. There will be a vote on Green Newton’s slate of … Read More
Newton Community Farm (NCF) is accepting applications from Newton residents until February 25 for available shares in its 2018 Summer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Enjoy the freshest, locally grown produce in town (except from your garden!) from June to October. … Read More
Idling is wasteful—burning up to a quarter to a half gallon of fuel per hour—and in Massachusetts it is illegal for drivers to unnecessarily run the engine of a motor vehicle (while stopped) for more than five minutes. The goal of … Read More
Recently, Green Newton posted a message to express our gratitude to MA State Senator Cynthia Creem for filing a bill that would protect children, families and firefighters from toxic flame retardants by banning these chemicals from products sold in Massachusetts. The following is … Read More
Members of our community who care about the health of our children, families and firefighters are grateful to Newton’s State Senator Cynthia Creem for filing “The Children and Firefighters Protection Act”, a bill that would ban toxic flame retardants. For forty years, three chemical … Read More
At a hearing on October 26, Dr. Brita E. Lundberg provided compelling testimony in support of three bills pertaining to gas leaks and pipelines legislation at the Department of Public Utilities and the State Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Committees: 1. House Bill H. 3391, … Read More
The following was written by Matthew Wellington, the Antibiotics Program Director of U.S. PIRG (United States Public Interest Research Group), on September 27, 2017. It is also available in the original post HERE. The school year is well underway, and teachers everywhere are cranking out lesson … Read More
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