Monarch butterfly populations are declining due to loss of habitat and planting milkweeds can help, since the larvae feed on milkweeds. Free milkweed pods are available for pick up this week in Waban. If interested call Marcia at 617-964-8567. For info on storage, treatment and planting … Read More
Confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) confine enormous numbers of egg-laying hens, breeding pigs, and veal calves in cages so small they can barely move. They produce enormous and extremely concentrated amounts of waste that pollute water and air and threaten public health in neighboring communities. … Read More
Boston Magazine reports that the real estate brokerage firm Redfin has ranked Newton Centre in the top four of the Greenest Neighborhoods in the country. Redfin found out which neighborhoods are making strides in sustainable living in 2016. By combing through real … Read More
Before my summer internship with Green Newton, I did not know, nor care, much about composting. Upon reading about the topic, however, I became more invested in the idea and began to wonder how many other people share my former … Read More
The following post is written by Colin A. Young and was originally published by the State House News Service. BOSTON, AUG. 11, 2016…..Farmers are worried about their crops, firefighters are battling wild fires burning 8 inches underground, some streams have … Read More
Gaviotas, A Village to Reinvent the World By Alan Weisman Did you ever read a book that fired your imagination and left you wondering why you had never read it before? For me, that book is Gaviotas, which tells the story … Read More
Days ago, Governor Baker issued $10M in vetoes to environmental funding for Fiscal Year 2016. As the Massachusetts legislature considers which of the Governor’s vetoes to override, the Legislative Director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) communicated the following to … Read More
Last week, the Senate passed S2400, its version of the energy omnibus bill, setting the stage for conference committee negotiations with the House to send a final bill to the governor. Though the House Bill, H4385, was a solid starting … Read More
The following post is a reprint of an editorial by Emily Norton, Chapter Director of the Massachusetts Sierra Club in The Boston Globe on July 8, 2016. If We’re Serious About Climate Goals, LET’S WEAN OFF NATURAL GAS – After praising the Massachusetts … Read More
The goal of the Solid Waste and Recycling Resolution #1 passed by the full Newton City Council on May 16, 2016 is the development of a long term solid waste and recycling plan. Please see the following steps/action items that will help Newton to achieve … Read More
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