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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Conservation Law Foundation: Maine Climate Council Releases Draft Climate Action Plan
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Recommendations must be meaningfully implemented * * * (Portland, ME) - Maine's Climate Council released its draft of the state's next climate action plan. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "The climate council's important work to reach these draft recommendations must be followed by meaningful action by the executive branch to implement th  more

Conservation Law Foundation: Massachusetts Lawmakers Reach Climate Bill Compromise
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Bill priorities must include siting reform, curbing gas expansion * * * Massachusetts lawmakers announced they reached a compromise on a climate bill after being unable to come to an agreement before the end of the formal legislative session earlier this year. Conservation Law Foundation released the following statement in response. "For Massachusetts to truly be a leader on climate ch  more

Sudbury Valley Trustees: MCA Receives Catalyst Grant
SUDBURY, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- Sudbury Valley Trustees, a regional open space land trust, issued the following agency statement on Oct. 18, 2024: * * * SVT and our partners in the Metrowest Conservation Alliance (MCA) have received some great news: The Network for Landscape Conservation recently awarded us a $25,000 Catalyst Grant to strengthen the MCA and increase its capacity to protect and care for area lands. SVT coordinates he MCA, which we helped to form in 2011. The MCA works in t  more

Union of Concerned Scientists: Tech Company Nuclear 'Deals' are Speculative at Best
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 19 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: Large technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon have recently announced their interest in using nuclear energy to meet their growing energy demands, fueled largely by projections of the increased use of artificial intelligence. Below is a statement by Dr. Edwin Lyman, the director of nuclear power safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). "The path to safe and rel  more

Woodwell Climate Research Center: New Study Finds Anomalous Arctic Warming Linked With Severe Winter Weather
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Researchers warn rising Arctic temperatures will continue to exacerbate debilitating extreme winter weather * * * By Jennifer A. Francis A new study, published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment and co-authored by researchers at Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. (AER) and Woodwell Climate Research C  more