Tag: extreme heat

MAPC Awarded Grant to Continue Heat Resilience Work through State Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program

Posted on August 13, 2024 at 11:27 am. Written by Tim Viall

MAPC Awarded Grant to Continue Heat Resilience Work through State Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program BOSTON – Aug. 13, 2024 – The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) […]

Is a Cool Roof Right for You?

Posted on June 25, 2024 at 8:44 am. Written by Tim Viall

Is a Cool Roof Right for You? Find Out with MAPC’s New Tool and Assessment Written by Colleen Shortell, Clean Energy and Climate Planning Intern, and Julia Nassar, Clean Energy […]

Cooling Down the Metro Mayors Region: the Basics & Benefits of Cool Roofs

Posted on June 20, 2024 at 11:28 am. Written by Tim Viall

Cooling Down the Metro Mayors Region: the Basics & Benefits of Cool Roofs Written by Colleen Shortell, Clean Energy and Climate Planning Intern, and Julia Nassar, Clean Energy and Climate […]

New Template Policy Language for Addressing Extreme Heat and Air Quality in Schools

Posted on June 18, 2024 at 8:00 am. Written by Tim Viall

New Template Policy Language for Addressing Extreme Heat and Air Quality in Schools Written by Sharon Ron, Assistant Director of Public Health To support schools in addressing extreme heat, MAPC […]

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 […]

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 […]

MAPC Releases Toolkit for Tackling Rising Temps with Art

Posted on July 13, 2021 at 1:14 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC Releases Toolkit for Tackling Rising Temps with Art As cities across the country experience more frequent and intense weather events due to climate change, the arts offer opportunities to […]

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 […]

Regional Organizations Launch Summer Heat Preparedness Week

Posted on May 25, 2021 at 12:01 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

With memories of last summer’s record temperatures still fresh and Summer 2021 off to a hot start with temperatures already hitting 90 degrees over the weekend, a coalition of Greater […]