Brayton Point Ceases Power Generation in Key Moment for Region’s Energy Future Community leaders and organizations call on Dynegy to collaborate on a just transition for workers and residents. Somerset, Mass. — Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, the largest coal-fired power plant in New England, is slated to cease generating energy today as it […]
22 June 2017 Read MoreFor Immediate Release: May 4, 2017 6:00pm Hinesburg, VT – Tonight, there was a public hearing in Hinesburg to address the proposed permit (2240-ANC) to inject Lake Iroquois with the herbicide SePRO Sonar AS® (active ingredient fluridone) this spring and summer. “I am not satisfied that the application for permit 2240-ANC adequately addresses all […]
22 June 2017 Read MoreGovernor Sununu could greatly increase the benefits of reducing power plant pollution Tilton, NH – As the federal government attempts to roll back programs that limit air pollution, Community Action Works, Environment New Hampshire and other partner groups released a new report showing that Governor Sununu could increase the benefits of reducing power plant pollution. […]
22 June 2017 Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Portland, ME–On Wednesday, September 7th, the South Portland City Council passed a pesticide use ordinance that makes South Portland the first city in Maine to ban the use of dangerous pesticides on city land and private property. The ordinance, which passed 6 to 1 with Councilor Linda Cohen opposing, also positions […]
26 April 2017 Read MoreMASS POWER FORWARD COALITION CALLS FOR BOLDER ACTION ON CLEAN ENERGY FROM STATE LEGISLATURE For Immediate Release — Earlier today, the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy released their version of draft energy omnibus legislation. Mass Power Forward, a statewide coalition of more than 150 environmental, social justice and community groups, businesses, and faith […]
25 April 2017 Read MorePress Conference on Springfield Public Health Council Site Assignment to be Held on June 6 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2016 Springfield City Councilor Orlando Ramos will introduce a resolution before the City Council on June 6th urging the Springfield Public Health Council to hold a Site Assignment hearing regarding the proposed biomass incinerator in […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreFor Immediate Release: July 18, 2016 Rockland, Maine–In response to a 2015 natural gas power plant and pipeline proposal, Rockland residents united to protect their community and environment from potential adverse impacts of this development on their air, water, and quality of life. After months of study and hard work by volunteer committees and city […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreVermont Supreme Court Rules Rock Crushers on Rock of Ages Tract Must Obtain Act 250 Permit SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., Aug. 15, 2016––On Friday, Aug. 12, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that rock crushers operated by North East Materials Group (NEMG) on the Rock of Ages tract in Graniteville, Vt., are subject to Act 250, Vermont’s […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreMaine Community Becomes National Leader in Movement to Reduce Pesticides FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE South Portland, ME–On Wednesday, September 7th, the South Portland City Council passed a pesticide use ordinance that makes South Portland the first city in Maine to ban the use of dangerous pesticides on city land and private property. The ordinance, which passed […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreCommunity Groups, Allies Calling on Federal Government to Step In FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, OCTOBER 18th 2016 Vermont — A coalition of Vermont groups, including Protect Geprags Park, Community Action Works, 350 Vermont, Central Vermont Climate Action, Just Power, Vermonters for a Clean Environment, Upper Valley Affinity Group, and Rutland Climate Coalition has requested that the […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreCommunity Members Call for RGGI To Ramp Down Pollution, Protect and Benefit Disadvantaged Communities For Immediate Release-November 9th, 2016 Springfield, Mass.–Following a long election night, Springfield residents filled the room at a public hearing on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the Northeast’s carbon trading program. Community members shared their stories of struggling with health problems […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreResidents, Statewide Coalition Leaders React to FERC Decision on the Spectra Energy Project For Immediate Release-January 26, 2017 On January 25th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a certificate of public necessity and convenience for Spectra’s Atlantic Bridge pipeline expansion project, clearing the way for the project to move forward. This project includes a compressor […]
25 April 2017 Read More[Boston] – Citing growing evidence of pervasive lead contamination in schools’ drinking water, a coalition of lawmakers, public health, community, and environmental leaders today launched a new Get the Lead Out campaign. An analysis by MASSPIRG and Environment Massachusetts of 16 state laws gave Massachusetts a grade of ”D”, inadequate to prevent children’s drinking water […]
25 April 2017 Read MoreNew Report Release Click here to download the report. Contact: Deirdre Cummings, DCummings@MASSPIRG.org, 617-747-4319 Representative Lori Ehrlich, Lori.Ehrlich@MAHouse.gov, 617-722-2430 Ben Hellerstein, Ben@environmentmassachusetts.org, 914-420-9606 Sylvia Broude, Sylvia@communityactionworks.org, 617-747-4407
25 April 2017 Read MoreOn the one-year anniversary of the discovery of PFOA contamination in private drinking water supplies in Bennington, lawmakers are working to improve toxic pollution protections for Vermonters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE One year ago this week, the toxic chemical PFOA was discovered in private wells in Bennington and North Bennington, Vermont. Since then, PFOA has been […]
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