Newton replaced the artificial turf fields at Newton South High School last year and is in the process of replacing the field at Newton North High School. The City has promised that the old material would be recycled and reused … Read More
On July 19, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration released the report Mobilizing Federal Action on Plastic Pollution: Progress, Principles, and Priorities, the first comprehensive, government-wide strategy to target plastic pollution at production, processing, use, and disposal. In the report, the federal … Read More
Right now, a Committee of Massachusetts legislators are meeting to finalize the Climate Omnibus Bill. The Committee (Senators Barrett, Creem and Tarr, and Representatives Roy, Haggerty, and Jones) will determine whether the bill includes the amendment to modernize the Commonwealth’s Bottle … Read More
All released balloons return to Earth as ugly litter – including those marketed as “biodegradable latex”. Balloons kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages. They can travel thousands of miles and pollute the most remote and pristine places. Balloons … Read More
You have a chance to make a big difference on a local level to protect our health and Newton’s natural environment from toxics. Please take a minute to email or call Senator Cynthia Creem to urge her to support the … Read More
In the July 11, 2024 opinion piece “Massachusetts Residents’ Health Depends on Fossil Fuel-Free Buildings” on the non-profit news site Energy News Network, authors Lisa Cunningham and Dr. Wynne Armand equate the persistent residential use of fossil fuels to the … Read More
The Newton City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee will meet on Monday, July 22 to continue its deliberations about the BERDO proposal. The proposed ordinance pertains to existing non-residential buildings that are larger than 20,000 square feet in size. The … Read More
The temperature outside is expected to rise above 90 degrees again this week, creating high demand on the electric grid and requiring the use of dirty peaker plants to meet demand. Let’s do what we can to reduce that need … Read More
Tuesday, July 30 at 5pm. Online. What will our planet’s greatest cultural and historic sites look like in the next 10, 100, or 1,000 years? From the Pyramids of Giza to the Lagoon of Venice, iconic locations across the world … Read More
Saturday, July 27 from 10am-3pm. MIT Ray and Maria Stata Center (32 Vassar Street, Cambridge). FIRE Summit Greater Boston: Progress Toward Renewables is a FREE youth-led event to discuss the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy both in homes … Read More
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