Tag: environment

ACR Speaker Series Webinar | Shade is Social Justice: How the City of Cambridge Tackles Heat Mitigation

Posted on August 28, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Please join us for the next Accelerating Climate Resilience 2024 Speaker Series webinar “Shade is Social Justice: How the City of Cambridge Tackles Heat Mitigation.” In this session, we will […]

Massachusetts House and Senate Pass Comprehensive Climate Legislation

Posted on July 21, 2022 at 10:03 am. Written by Sara Remus

Massachusetts House and Senate Pass Comprehensive Climate Legislation Photo by Aubrey Odom-Mabey, Unsplash For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 21 2022 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is pleased that the […]

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 […]

A Vision for Green Infrastructure in the Region

Posted on September 26, 2019 at 1:38 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Bioswale | Photo via Aaron Volkening, Flickr Stormwater runoff is one the major contributors of pollution in our waterways on any given day. When system failures occur due to excessive […]

End of the Legislative Session – How MAPC’s Priorities Fared

Posted on August 1, 2018 at 5:55 pm. Written by Government Affairs

As Massachusetts’ legislative session drew to a close early Wednesday morning, many of MAPC’s legislative priorities were up for consideration. We wanted to give you a sense of how they […]

What Climate Change Could Mean for Your Town’s Trees

Posted on March 10, 2017 at 11:22 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Climate change is threatening many communities of Greater Boston and will only worsen over the course of the rest of the century if we don’t quickly accelerate our mitigation efforts. […]

Modern water systems: Not just a pipe dream for MA

Posted on March 22, 2013 at 3:56 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Today is World Water Day, a day to appreciate the importance of freshwater, and focus our attention on sustainable ways for preserving this precious resource. In MAPC’s little corner of […]

Farm share: MAPC talks agriculture preservation with local growers

Posted on March 7, 2013 at 5:50 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

We held our first agricultural forum in Sudbury last night and we absolutely filled the venue! Nearly 100 people attended the forum and the word from attendees was that it […]

Q&A with past Charles Eliot Scholarship recipient

Posted on March 6, 2013 at 2:22 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

It’s that time of year again, when MAPC puts out a call for applications for our Charles Eliot Scholarship, awarded annually to a senior in a secondary school in the […]

Discover the world of planning at the MAPC Open House

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:41 pm. Written by Amanda Linehan

Have you registered for the MAPC Open House yet? Whether you’re completely new to MAPC, or you’ve gotten to know us through a specific project in your region or area […]