Category: Environment – Page 6

MAPC Awards More Than $300k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to Nine Municipal Projects

Posted on December 13, 2023 at 10:55 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Awards More Than $300k in “Accelerating Climate Resilience” Grants to Nine Municipal Projects The cities/towns of Acton, Ashland, Boston, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Framingham, Hopkinton, Hull, Ipswich, Natick, Wayland, and […]

Equity in Clean Energy and Climate Planning

Posted on September 15, 2023 at 12:32 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Equity in Clean Energy and Climate Planning Written by Francelis Morillo Suarez, Clean Energy & Climate Planner I September 14, 2023 – While climate change impacts everyone, it doesn’t impact […]

Climate Emergency Communications in Metro West

Posted on August 29, 2023 at 9:40 am. Written by Tim Viall

Climate Emergency Communications in Metro West Written by Sharon Ron, Assistant Director of Public Health August 25, 2023 – The residents of Metro West were concerned; in surveys and focus […]

Heat Preparedness Week 2023: Climate Change is a Public Health Issue

Posted on August 21, 2023 at 12:23 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Heat Preparedness Week 2023: Climate Change is a Public Health Issue Written by Sasha Shyduroff, Senior Clean Energy and Climate Planner August 21, 2023 – The Greater Boston region is […]

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 […]

MAPC Invites Proposals for the FY2024 Accelerating Climate Resilience Municipal Grants

Posted on August 15, 2023 at 9:45 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Invites Proposals for the FY2024 Accelerating Climate Resilience Municipal Grants The 101 municipalities in the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s region are invited to apply for funding for one-year projects […]

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 […]

Community Liaison Model: An Emerging Best Practice for Community Engagement at the Intersection of Climate and Public Health

Posted on June 27, 2023 at 12:28 pm. Written by Tim Viall

Community Liaison Model: An Emerging Best Practice for Community Engagement at the Intersection of Climate and Public Health Written by Julia Nassar, Clean Energy and Climate Planner II, and Sharon […]

MAPC Statement on new Climate Bank

Posted on June 13, 2023 at 3:32 pm. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Statement on new Climate Bank June 13, 2023 – The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston released a statement in support of the state’s new Climate Bank, established […]

Report Shows Greater Boston is Susceptible to Unpredictable Stormwater Flooding

Posted on May 1, 2023 at 9:54 am. Written by Tim Viall

Report Shows Greater Boston is Susceptible to Unpredictable Stormwater Flooding The vast majority of flood claims from March 2010 storms were outside of FEMA flood zones, according to analysis May […]