Action You Can Take This Week: Help Protect Our Coasts
Legislation protecting Massachusetts waters from offshore oil and gas drilling had its State House hearing last week. The bill, S.448, would make it more difficult for federal drilling projects to move forward off our coasts. We support S.448, and you can support it too.
Climate Central
A curated selection of climate news from Mass Audubon’s climate change program manager
- Yvonne Abraham on fighting the good fight on the front lines of climate change
- Summer is coming: time to “Shave the Peak” on electricity use
Communities Making the Right Choice
Across Massachusetts, communities are taking their energy decisions into their own hands. Many have started incorporating renewable energy components into their Community Choice Aggregation programs as a way to step up on local climate action.
Funding Farming Programs for Schools
We’ve submitted testimony in support of state legislation to fund schools’ collaboration with local farms – a win/win, since assisting schools to serve local food in school meals, provide nutrition education, and increase garden-based learning would benefit students, teachers, and farmers.