Local Family Starts Composting Trend One Bin at a Time
People often think that individuals can’t make a difference when it comes to big environmental issues, but Newton resident Carmen Clay, with the help of her family and friends, shows…
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The City of Newton is Accepting Applications for a Climate Action Coordinator
The City of Newton is seeking a full-time Climate Action Coordinator to join its sustainability team. The Climate Action Coordinator is responsible for advancing community-wide decarbonization and climate action in…
Sign up for the Fall Workshop Series ‘Caring for Our Common Home’
Sign up soon for SHOL Newton Creation Care Team’s series of workshops about Laudato Si’ and Magnifca Humanitas: Caring for Our Common Home. We will gather across four Monday evenings…
Newton Homeowner Cuts Energy Bills by 80% with Solar and Heat Pumps
What if your household energy bills were just 20% of what they used to be? That’s the experience of one Newton homeowner after installing solar panels and a ground-source heat…
City of Newton Summer Recycling Education Campaign Aims to Prevent Contamination
Over the past year, two audits have found that approximately 22% of the material placed in recycling carts is actually contamination—items that do not belong in curbside recycling. The most…
Cold Spring Park Trails Will Close in Late August for Invasive Cork Tree Removal
You may have noticed trees with distinctive, deeply furrowed, spongy-looking bark in Cold Spring Park. Those are Amur cork trees (Phellodendron amurense), a native of eastern Asia. It was brought…
City Seeks Residents for Paid Community Liaison Positions
The City of Newton is looking to hire five Community Liaisons to work as part of the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program’s Core Team over the next two years. Municipal…
See Newton’s Progress Towards State Climate Goals
The Climate Goals Tracker provides information to set climate goals for municipalities and track progress. Massachusetts’s Global Warming Solutions Act mandates 50% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2030 (compared to…
Volunteers Needed for Video Testimonials on a Clean Charles River
Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) has been working on the Cut the Crap campaign, which aims to build public support for ending sewage discharges into the Charles River. The Charles…
City’s Default Electricity Supply Program, Newton Power Choice, Remains Better than Eversource Basic Rate
If you have opted out of the Newton Power Choice program in the past, you may want to reconsider. Eversource has announced its Basic Service electricity prices for the period…