CXC Policy Roundup

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here] - Programming Note: Do you enjoy reading the Climate XChange Roundup? This #GivingTuesday support the work we do, and give yourself a little something too. Buy a Raffle ticket today and kick off #GivingTuesday and the...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here] Happy Thanksgiving! If your family is anything like mine, you’ll likely get into a few “discussions” with relatives who don’t share your perspective on politics. Well, if they turn to climate change, then Jonah from Climate...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - Senate, House Process Disagreement Endangers Bag Ban Bill in 2019: On Monday, the State Senate released a bill to ban single-use carry-out plastic bags in retail stores across Massachusetts. According...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - Senator blasts delay on climate change legislation, action in 2019 unlikely: On Tuesday Senator Marc Pacheco, Founding Chair of the Senate Committee on Global Warming & Climate Change, took to...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ]   BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - “A Couple A's, One F: Again, A Mixed Environmental Report Card For Baker” (Bruce Gellerman, WBUR’s Earthwhile): “Six of the state's leading environmental organizations gave Gov. Charlie Baker mixed grades on...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - House supp. budget includes money for water treatment, EV’s: Among the line-items approved in the House’s most recent supplemental budget (H.4127) include $24 million for testing, treatment, and remediation of...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] Author's Note: Welcome back! After a week-long hiatus (where I joined the Climate XChange team to launch new efforts in New Mexico), I’m excited to be back and focusing on Massachusetts. Over the next few...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] Programming Note: The Climate XChange Policy Roundup will be taking a week off, look for our next edition in your inbox on October 8th, 2019. BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - A Climate Strike For the Books:...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - Another Clean Energy Hearing Scheduled for September 24th: The Joint Energy Committee will hold its first fall hearing this coming Tuesday (Sept 24th) at 1 pm in Statehouse Room 437. The committee will...