Topic Archive: Policy and Regulation
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The Boston Globe: Massachusetts needs a coastal adaptation agency
The state currently relies on a piecemeal approach, but cities and towns have limited ability to act effectively on their own. Most of their coastlines are privately owned and there are few options for raising funds locally to pay for costly flood control infrastructure.
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The Boston Globe: Fort Point Channel floodgate idea advances, but how to pay for it?
Estimates range as high as $767 million, but it could prevent billions of dollars of property damage during a catastrophic storm
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CommonWealth: Waterfront resilience is ground zero in climate fight
Op-ed from New England Aquarium President & CEO Vikki Spruill, and GRC Member, on how nature-based solutions lend themselves to resiliency strategies
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Brookings: How US cities are finding creative ways to fund climate progress
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CommonWealth: Tepper names former colleague to head DOER
Mahony to become ‘epicenter of clean energy transition’
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WBUR: New $50 million grant program will help ‘decarbonize’ low-income housing in Mass.
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The Boston Globe: A new force for climate bills on Beacon Hill – the New England Aquarium
The Aquarium is launching its first-ever lobbying effort, hoping to push a slate of environmental and climate-related bills through the Legislature.
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City of Boston: Mayor Wu Announces New PowerCorpsBOS Career Pathway in Building Operations
The City partners with Roxbury Community College and A Better City to further support workforce training to bolster a pipeline to local green jobs
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MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs: Environmental Justice Leader María Belén Power to Join Healey-Driscoll Administration in New Leadership Position
Power will serve as newly created Undersecretary of Environmental Justice & Equity
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City of Boston: Mayor Wu Announces Members of Steering Committee to Advise on Reforms to Article 80 Development Review Process
Advisory group to shape review of Article 80 for predictability and consistency
