Category: Clean Energy – Page 5

FY 2024 Budget: How MAPC Priorities Fared

Posted on August 21, 2023 at 10:09 am. Written by Tim Viall

FY2024 Budget: How MAPC Priorities Fared MAPC thanks Governor Healey for approving a FY2024 budget that increases or maintains funding for key MAPC priorities, including the District Local Technical Assistance […]

Harnessing Community Science to Better Understand Urban Heat Island Challenges in the MetroWest

Posted on July 28, 2023 at 1:57 pm. Written by Maria Salim

Earlier this month, 41 volunteers set out from Framingham State University (FSU) to collect temperature and humidity data along seven different routes, spanning 80 square miles. They conducted temperature data […]

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $400k to 15 Local Projects

Posted on April 25, 2023 at 11:44 am. Written by Tim Viall

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Awards More Than $400k to 15 Local Projects Arlington, Ashland, Beverly, Boston, Cambridge, Carlisle, Everett, Framingham, Gloucester, Holliston, Ipswich, Lynn, Maynard, Middleton, Milton, Natick, Quincy, Randolph, […]

Codes for Climate: Reducing GHG Emissions through Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code and Specialized Code

Posted on March 30, 2023 at 11:49 am. Written by Tim Viall

Codes for Climate: Reducing GHG Emissions through Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code and Specialized Code About the Stretch Code and Specialized Code At the end of 2022, Massachusetts adopted an […]

DOE Funding Opportunity for MAPC Municipalities to Invest in Clean Energy Projects – Apply Now!

Posted on February 23, 2023 at 10:49 am. Written by Tim Viall

DOE Funding Opportunity for MAPC Municipalities to Invest in Clean Energy Projects – Apply Now! Written by Clean Energy and Climate Intern Yaritza Peña and Senior Clean Energy Specialist Brooks […]

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Announces Policy Priorities Ahead of 193rd Legislative Session

Posted on January 3, 2023 at 3:54 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Metropolitan Area Planning Council Announces Policy Priorities Ahead of 193rd Legislative Session MAPC’s legislative priorities are rooted in the goals set in MetroCommon 2050 to create a more equitable, sustainable, […]

MAPC Awards More Than $800k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to 13 Municipal Projects

Posted on December 19, 2022 at 11:19 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Awards More Than $800k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to 13 Municipal Projects The cities/towns of Arlington, Beverly, Cambridge, Chelsea, Malden, Medford, Milton, Natick, Norwood, Reading, Scituate, Stoneham, Watertown, […]

MAPC Issues Statement Supporting Clean Heat Commission Report

Posted on December 1, 2022 at 9:10 am. Written by Tim Viall

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) commends Governor Baker, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), and the Commission on Clean Heat on yesterday’s report release on reducing […]

Funding Opportunities for Mass. Schools to Invest in Indoor Air Quality & Heat Resilience

Posted on October 12, 2022 at 3:51 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Funding Opportunities for Mass. Schools to Invest in Indoor Air Quality & Heat Resilience Written by Sharon Ron, MAPC senior public health planner, Paula Giraldo and Geri Medina, Massachusetts Asthma […]

MAPC issues statement on updated stretch energy code

Posted on October 6, 2022 at 9:57 am. Written by Tim Viall

Oct. 3, 2022 – Boston – The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston today issued the following statement in response to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)’s final […]