With Microgrant funding from The Village Bank and the City of Newton, Green Newton enlisted Newton artist Andrew Breithaupt to design and construct this interactive climate action themed display in time for Earth Day. It was displayed outside the Newton … Read More
Sunday, May 7 from 10am-2pm (by appointment). Newton South High School (140 Brandeis Rd, Newton). Celebrate biking at the 3rd Annual Bike Rodeo in Newton. Massachusetts Safe Routes to Schools instructors will teach and review bike riding skills. Volunteers from … Read More
Saturday, April 29, 3-4:30pm. Magazine Beach Park Nature Center (668 Memorial Drive, Cambridge). Join Mass Audubon and Mothers Out Front Cambridge for FREE in-person event that will engage parents and caregivers of children age 3-13 in an open conversation about … Read More
The Campaign for a Future WithOut Gas is relieved to learn that National Grid has repaired a Grade 1 (potentially explosive) gas leak on Walnut Street, near the site of the April 6, 2023 manhole explosion and fire. Discovery of … Read More
The City of Newton is asking for feedback from residents to better inform their implementation-focused Bicycle and Pedestrian Network Plan through May 8, 2023. The plan will strategically recommend investments over a 5-year timeframe to ensure the walking and biking … Read More
Thursday, April 13 from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Online. Want to get involved in greening our schools? Join the next Green Newton School Connections meeting. (See agenda.) Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a collaborative group of students, families, educators and community … Read More
The City of Newton is currently considering an expansion of the 2018 Sustainable Packaging & Plastics Reduction Ordinance which removed the dispensing of foam polystyrene take out containers, foam polystyrene packing peanuts, and plastic stirrers from Newton food establishments and … Read More
Black plastic take out containers are not recyclable because scanners at recycling facilities cannot detect dark colors. “Wishcycling” them into the green recycling bin means they will get improperly sorted and end up mixed with other recyclable materials, where workers … Read More
Tuesday, April 11 at 7pm. Online. PFAS are a group of extremely persistent human-made chemicals found in water, soil, and humans. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to serious health problems. Join the discussion featuring: Wendy Heiger-Bernays, Ph.D, Clinical Professor … Read More
Five of the train cars that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3, 2023, were carrying vinyl chloride which is a known human carcinogen. Vinyl chloride is used almost exclusively to make polyvinyl chloride plastic (commonly called PVC) which … Read More
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