Category: Environment – Page 9

MAPC Awards $400k in ‘Accelerating Climate Resiliency’ Grants

Posted on May 3, 2021 at 10:50 am. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC Awards $400k in Accelerating Climate Resiliency Grants

Posted on May 3, 2021 at 10:50 am. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC Awards $400k in ‘Accelerating Climate Resiliency’ Grants to 12 Boston-Area Projects Arlington, Beverly, Boston, Braintree, Brookline, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn, Malden, Marlborough, Medford, Revere, Salem, Saugus, Stoughton, Stow, Winthrop, and […]

Earth Week at MAPC: Events and Project Highlights

Posted on April 20, 2021 at 6:40 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans – 10 percent of the United States’ population – demonstrated to raise awareness of air, water, and soil pollution and to support federal […]

MAPC, MyRWA Launch Second Round of COVID-Safe Cooling Program

Posted on April 6, 2021 at 12:07 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC and Mystic River Watershed Association Launch Second Round of COVID-Safe Cooling Program In the spring of 2020, people were facing plenty of new challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic: […]

April Data Viz: Regional Wastewater Management

Posted on April 1, 2021 at 5:13 pm. Written by Annabelle Thomas Taylor

Every month, MAPC’s Data Services department is releasing maps and data visualizations covering a range of vital and interrelated topics: equity, housing, transportation, climate, arts and culture, and more. April’s […]

MAPC Applauds Gov. Baker for Signing Landmark Climate Bill

Posted on March 26, 2021 at 3:56 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

For immediate release: Friday, March 26, 2021 BOSTON—The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) in Boston released the following statement thanking Gov. Baker for signing the new climate bill into law […]

Video: Sea Level Rise and Underwater Municipal Budgets

Posted on March 26, 2021 at 10:10 am. Written by Elise Harmon

On Thursday, March 26, MAPC held the inaugural event in our Accelerating Climate Resiliency Speaker Series. Every other month, we’ll bring experts and practitioners from across the country who can […]

MAPC Submits Public Comment on Governor Baker’s Interim Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2030

Posted on March 23, 2021 at 9:20 am. Written by Elise Harmon

For Release: March 23, 2021, at 9 a.m. MAPC Deputy Director Rebecca Davis released the following statement this morning: “MAPC would like to thank the Baker Administration for the opportunity […]

Regional Climate Collaboration: A Metro Mayors Celebration

Posted on March 19, 2021 at 12:41 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

In 2015, the Metro Mayors Coalition – a group of “Inner Core” cities and towns surrounding and including Boston – convened to sign a historic Climate Preparedness Commitment and pledged […]

DLTA Spotlight: Keep Cool Somerville

Posted on March 3, 2021 at 12:43 pm. Written by Rachel Marx

Photo Credit: Atais Ribeiro, Keep Cool Somerville Photovoice Participant DLTA Spotlight: Keep Cool Somerville A cooling strategies toolkit for increasingly hot summers Written by Operations Specialist Rachel Marx District Local […]