Here’s why we’re hooked on fossil fuels
It’s not just one fossil fuel power plant in Peabody, MA that’s the problem. It’s the regional energy grid operator behind it.
Read More15th of September 2021
THE NEW GROUP FIGHTING A PROPOSED POWER PLANT IN PEABODY, MASS.
Breathe Clean North Shore is made up of neighbors in Peabody who just this year found out about a proposed power plant in their city.
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N.H. NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHER TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER
When neighbors across New Hampshire raised the alarm on drinking water contamination from the toxic “forever” chemical called PFAS, we knew it was just the tip of the toxic iceberg.
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TURNING THE TIDE ON PESTICIDES IN VERMONT
Vermonters are fighting to keep toxic pesticides out of their communities. Right now, this fight is happening at the local level in Brandon, Leicester, Salisbury, Goshen, Pittsford and Proctor.
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DON’T WASTE ME: TAKING ACTION TO CLOSE THE LOOPHOLE
Don’t Waste ME, a community group that includes leaders of the Penobscot Nation as well as neighbors living next to the state’s largest landfill, has been fighting to close a loophole that allows out-of-state waste to fill Maine’s landfills.
Read More8th of September 2021
Why a fossil fuel power plant affects us region-wide
Find out why a power plant that would run on fracked gas and oil is being proposed in Peabody.
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No fracked gas pipeline in Western Mass!
We are in the midst of a climate crisis, and yet: Eversource wants to build a new fracked gas pipeline right in Longmeadow and Springfield, MA.
Read More7th of September 2021
New Hampshire: No permits for polluters!
Forest Lake State Park is well-loved. Neighbors have been swimming, boating and fishing in the park for generations. That’s why neighbors are calling on you to send a letter to the NH Department of Environmental Services to DENY the permit for a landfill right next to this pristine park.
Read More17th of August 2021
Stop a fossil fuel power plant in Peabody
Sudi Smoller sat in on a ton of meetings in Peabody, MA during her career as a reporter. But one meeting she never covered was the electric utility meetings. Now, she doesn’t miss a single one.
Read More16th of August 2021
DPU Fails to Protect Public Interest and Community Health: Approves MMWEC’s request for $170 mil in Bonds
Despite substantive evidence suggesting that the proposed gas and oil peaker would harm local residents, worsen the climate crisis, and not provide the lowest- cost option, DPU approved MMWEC’s request for $170 million in bonds to fund a brand new dirty facility.
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