Governor Baker’s re-election puts his administration in a strong position to address some of the key priorities identified by Baker during the campaign, including climate change, affordable housing, and public transportation. Read more >
Charlie Baker Can Lead on Clean Transportation
Daniel Gatti, policy analyst
November 20, 2018 10:10 AM EDT
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A Stunningly Low Price for Offshore Wind: Massachusetts Moves Forward
John Rogers, senior energy analyst, Clean Energy
September 26, 2018 9:28 AM EDT
When the winning bid for Massachusetts’s first request for offshore wind proposals was revealed recently, it was a whole lot lower than any of us had imagined. That matters now, and for years to come.
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Transportation Pollution is on the Rise in Massachusetts
Daniel Gatti, policy analyst
August 28, 2018 1:37 PM EDT
Pollution from cars and trucks is on the rise in Massachusetts, undermining the Commonwealth’s ability to achieve the mandates of the Global Warming Solutions Act, according to preliminary numbers released by the Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday.
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Massachusetts Clean Energy Bill 2018: Continuing the Journey
John Rogers, senior energy analyst, Clean Energy
August 9, 2018 10:42 AM EDT
On Massachusetts’ journey toward a clean, fair, and affordable energy future, the energy bill that just passed is an important waystation. But it can’t be an endpoint—not by a long shot, and not even for the near term; we need to get right back on the trail. So here are the successes to celebrate, the shortcomings to acknowledge, and why we need to saddle up for next year.
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The 1 Thing Massachusetts Needs in its Clean Energy Bill
John Rogers, senior energy analyst, Clean Energy
July 23, 2018 1:39 PM EDT
Massachusetts is at a pivotal point in its lawmaking trajectory and its clean energy path. With just one week remaining in this legislative session, where we head on clean energy is up to a polydactyl handful of lawmakers tasked with coming up with shared language in the next few days for a bill that takes the state to the next level on climate and energy. The good news is that there’s just one thing we need to see in what they come up with.
