[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - Baker calls for climate preparedness bill, major hurdles remain: Speaking at a press conference in Fitchburg on Tuesday (9/15), Governor Baker called on lawmakers to pass a $1 billion climate adaptation bill...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - "Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, other agencies sue administration of President Donald Trump over plan to gut National Environmental Policy Act" (Melissa Hanson, MassLive): [read article] - 35 days since the climate conference...

This week, Green New Deal co-author and longtime carbon pricing champion Senator Ed Markey fended off a challenge from Congressman Joe Kennedy III in what turned out to be a historic result to a contentious election that Markey was not...

All across the country, members of our State Carbon Pricing Network (SCPN) are fighting to make an impact on climate change in their communities. We have individuals in our Network from all 50 states, each experiencing climate change differently in...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - "Koch academic influence returns to Massachusetts with new Tufts University think tank" (Dana Drugmand, Nation of Change): [read] - "National Grid Lobbied Against Massachusetts Bills to Expand Renewable Energy" (Itai Vardi, Energy &...

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - 14 days and counting: climate conference committee update: It's been fourteen days since the formation of the 6-member conference committee charged with reconciling differences between the Senate (S.2500) and House...

[Not a subscriber? Sign up here] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - House passes climate bill in late-night Friday session: Over two days last week (7/30), House lawmakers unveiled and then debated amendments on a 55-page climate change bill (H.4933). Based in part on the...

[Not a subscriber? Sign up here] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - House advances climate bill, with debate & voting happening today: Adding to an already busy end of session calendar, House leadership released a much-anticipated climate change bill yesterday (7/29). Debate on the...

[Not a subscriber? Sign up here] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - Benson carbon pricing, 100% renewable energy, and pipeline safety bills die in committee (Tim Cronin): A series of climate bills, popular with advocates and a majority of lawmakers, have officially died in committee...