The Newton City Council unanimously approved the Climate Action Plan on November 18, 2019. It is a plan that commits the City to strategies that will significantly decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next five years. Written by City … Read More
The city council will vote whether to approve the Northland project on Monday, December 2. The development at the corner of Needham and Oak Streets is the largest in Newton’s history. Fourteen buildings, from three to eight stories, will span … Read More
We are moving closer to permanently protecting Webster Woods. Votes by the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) and the City Council to approve the acquisition are expected by the end of this year. Preserving Webster Woods for Newton in perpetuity is … Read More
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has proposed that the City acquire and preserve 17.4 acres of Webster Woods land now owned by Boston College. Join us on Saturday, November 2 from 1-2:30pm for a 1.5 mile walk in the woods that … Read More
Autumn is time for fall foliage in New England. On Saturday, October 26 from 1-2pm, learn why leaves change color and drop off in October, and how climate change is altering the season. It might be possible to see beautiful … Read More
Please sign the online petition to urge the members of the Community Preservation Committee and the Newton City Council to approve Mayor Fuller’s proposal to acquire the portion of Webster Woods land owned by Boston College. Sign the Petition HERE … Read More
How can we apply lessons learned from last fall’s Merrimack Valley gas disaster? TONIGHT– Monday, October 21 at 7pm at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer St. Newton), Boston University Professor Nathan Phillips will speak on developing methods for Massachusetts … Read More
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility released today its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The report—a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the human health impacts of soil, … Read More
Join 350Mass to challenge Governor Baker on his lack of sustainable transportation and climate leadership. Protestors will gather at the Massachusetts State House (24 Beacon Street, Boston) around 12 pm on Sunday, September 22 and, starting at 1 pm, walk … Read More
The transportation sector is the largest and fastest growing emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in Massachusetts and ranks second in Newton’s GHG emissions. Our transportation infrastructure also has a significant environmental impact. Ideas for greening transportation must go far beyond electrifying … Read More
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