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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 […]

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 and Metro Mayors Release “Keeping Metro Boston Cool: A Regional Heat Preparedness and Adaptation Plan”

Posted on September 30, 2022 at 8:00 am. Written by Tim Viall

Prepared by the Metro Mayors Climate Taskforce, the plan details six strategic focus areas for reducing risk and exposure to and improving preparedness for climate-driven extreme September 30, 2022 – […]

Keeping Metro Boston Cool: Building a Heat Resilient Region

Posted on June 24, 2022 at 10:41 am. Written by Sasha Shyduroff

Take the Survey!How do you experience heat? How do you cool down? We’re working with the Metro Mayors Coalition to create a plan to address heat-related health concerns and reduce […]

Extreme Heat Impacts Workers. Climate Change is Making it Worse.

Posted on March 30, 2022 at 6:23 pm. Written by Janessa Kirven

Climate change is producing more intense and frequent heat waves, and scientists project that Metro Boston will experience upwards of 40 days over 90 degrees by 2030. While everyone is […]

Video: From Snow Days to Heat Waves

Posted on May 25, 2021 at 12:02 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Take the Survey!How do you experience heat? How do you cool down? We’re working with the Metro Mayors Coalition to create a plan to address heat-related health concerns and reduce […]

Grant Opportunity: Extreme Heat Preparedness Engagement

Posted on May 11, 2021 at 1:46 pm. Written by Sasha Shyduroff

Grant Opportunity: Extreme Heat Preparedness Engagement By the time spring rolls around in New England, warm weather can feel a bit like coming out of hibernation, especially after the COVID-19 […]

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: […]

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 […]

Accelerating Climate Resiliency Grants: Proposals Due Feb. 26

Posted on February 1, 2021 at 10:03 am. Written by Elise Harmon

If you had the chance to do one small project to prepare your city or town for climate change, what would you do? MAPC is offering another round of Accelerating […]