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Dec. 19th Roundup: TCI makes a big splash

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] - Programming Note: This is the last Roundup of the year! Our next edition will come out on Tuesday, January 7th, 2019. Enjoy the holidays, and have a happy new year! TALKING TCI - “TCI releases draft policy...

Dec. 11th Roundup: New Poll Shows Broad Support for TCI

[ Not a subscriber? Sign up here ] BEACON HILL HAPPENINGS - “27 Young Climate Activists Arrested On Trespassing Charges At State House Protest” (Miriam Wasser, WBUR): “After a climate protest that drew at least 300 young people to the State House, 27...

Dec. 3rd Roundup: Sen. Barrett & Sec. Theoharides Talk Climate Action

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Nov. 27th Roundup: UN releases “Bleak” climate report

[ 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...

Nov. 20th Roundup: Hope for 2019 bag ban floating away

[ 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...

Oct. 30th Roundup: Baker’s enviro record is a mixed bag

[ 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...

Oct. 22nd Roundup: Bye-bye balloons?

[ 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...

Oct. 10th Roundup: Baker Clashes with Legislature on Transportation Funding

[ 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...

Fridays are for the Future, at least for the Youth Climate Movement

On September 20th, youth from around the world joined forces to strike for action on climate change. An estimated 4 million people gathered around the world, making it the largest public demonstration addressing the climate crisis, ever. The calls for...