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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 On January 28, 2021, and for the second time in a month, the Massachusetts Legislature passed historic legislation designed to holistically address issues associated with the effects from climate change.  Governor Baker has 10 days to sign it, veto it, or return it to the General Court with recommended amendments. Once again, however, it seems that despite their shared policy interests around the need to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, there still are co...

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is poised to outline its planned steps to achieve the goals of its climate change-focused policies.  On December 7, 2020, the Massachusetts Executive Office for Energy and  Environmental Affairs (“EOEEA”) hosted a webinar to discuss the development and pending release of the Massachusetts  Decarbonization Roadmap to 2050 (the “Roadmap”), which EOEEA indicates it will publish this month. The Roadmap constitute...

Westford eyes goal of reducing carbon emissions Mark Schulert/Correspondent Please support local journalism by subscribing. For more info, click here. WESTFORD -- The town wants to meet a state goal of reducing carbon emission, but there are differing views on how to go about it.  The Select Board held a joint meeting Dec. 8 with the Energy Committee to discuss the directives of Article 14, approved by voters at fall special Town Meeting. The meeting took place virtually, due to coronavirus...