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GRC Press Release: Massachusetts Community Climate Bank Launch Essential to Support Environmental Justice and Zero Carbon Goals for City & State
BOSTON, MA (June 13, 2023) – The Boston Green Ribbon Commission (GRC), an advisory group of civic and business leaders who work to advance the City’s climate resilience and mitigation strategies, today applauded the Commonwealth and the City of Boston on the launch of the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank. The Climate Bank will be an
Governor Healey Announces Creation of Massachusetts Community Climate Bank, Nation’s First Green Bank Dedicated to Affordable Housing
$50 million in seed funding intended to leverage federal funding and private sector opportunities to accelerate affordable, decarbonized housing development
ProPublica: Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment
As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
The New York Times: Summer Heat
Why the next few months may be hotter than normal.
Canary Media: This East Coast bus depot will make its own carbon-free fuel
The project, located in Maryland’s most populous county, will use a solar microgrid to produce enough “green” hydrogen for 13 new fuel-cell buses.
Recharge: Biden push to cut US power emissions could open door to more wind and solar
Proposal to cap emissions from fossil fuel-fired generators while allowing operators to deploy a range of technologies faces Congressional and court scrutiny