In early December, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued a groundbreaking ruling that charts a new course for meeting the state’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050: eliminating methane (aka, natural gas) in home heating.
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Activists Protest Proposed Gas Pipeline Expansion
On November 15, environmental activists gathered in Weymouth, near the site of Enbridge’s compressor station, to protest expanding fracked gas capacity from New Jersey to Salem, MA.
SAFE Members Joined NYC March to End Fossil Fuels
75,000 people demanded urgent action on climate
SAFE Testifies in Favor of Decarbonization Bills
SAFE testified at the mid-July Telecommunications, Utility and Energy Committee hearings in favor of expanding access to the fossil fuel free demonstration project.
The Future of Clean Heat
The Massachusetts legislature will be holding July hearings on important bills that could accelerate building decarbonization.
#StopPeabodyPeaker
Steve Andrada's #StopPeabodyPeaker tells the story of how community activists shed light on a fossil fuel project that never should have been approved.
Pollution Inequality Is Racism
The Peabody Peaker is one of three fossil fuel infrastructure projects that have been recently sited in environmental justice neighborhoods.
Climate Activists March against the DPU at South Station
Activists demand Healey appoint commissioners to the Department of Public Utilities who will push the utilities to address climate change.
A better way to heat our homes
Representatives Cynthia Creem and Lori Ehrlich explain why the "Future of Heat" bill is the best path forward for home heating in a Boston Globe op ed.
Haunted by Gas Leaks?
Find the gas leaks in Salem's neighborhoods!