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Massachusetts Gasoline Consumption Continued to Increase in 2024
Gasoline consumption and air travel in Massachusetts produced about 27 million metric tons of greenhouse pollutants in 2024, making it unlikely that the Healey administration will meet targets that Governor Baker set in the state's official climate plan.
February 10, 2025
EPA Will Finance 177 New Electric Buses for Mass. School Districts
Boston, Springfield, Hingham, and the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District will together receive about $50 million from the new Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program.
January 20, 2025
IT’S WORKING: Initial Data Show Congestion Pricing Has Stemmed The Tide of Years of Increasing Traffic
Travel times are down an average of 34 percent across the eight bridges and tunnels into the Central Business District, which saw a 7.5-percent drop in overall traffic, according to MTA figures.
January 13, 2025
NYC Launches Congestion Pricing – Here’s What to Know
New York City entered the age of congestion pricing at 12:00:01 a.m. on Sunday. Here are the answers to all your questions.
January 5, 2025
DCR Will Start Tearing Out Pavement for Memorial Drive Narrowing Project In 2025
A long-planned project to improve riverfront paths and reduce the width of the Memorial Drive highway in Cambridge from 4 lanes to 2 lanes will get underway next year.
December 13, 2024
Commentary: A Reflection on the Election, and What Comes Next
The last week has been a blur, and I've gone through most of my stages of grief in this situation – muting, blocking, unfollowing, planning to leave the country, checking the House of Representatives races, not eating all day, eating lots of pasta, planning to stay and fight – wait, why should I fight for a place that keeps showing me it won't fight for me again? And now, finally, I find myself at the “writing” stage, hence, this piece.
November 14, 2024
Report: Confronting Car Dependence Won’t Just Help With Climate Change; It’s a $6.2 Trillion Opportunity
Making driving truly optional can save the planet — and save American households trillions of dollars.
October 30, 2024
Healey Administration Delays Rules to Regulate Tailpipe Pollutants From Trucks
Governor Healey will delay implementation of pollution regulations that had been adopted by her Republican predecessor.
October 24, 2024
A New Neighborhood Could Replace Oil Tanks in Everett, But Plans Hinge On Uncertain MBTA Expansion Projects
Developers have filed plans to replace a former ExxonMobil oil tank complex in Everett with a new neighborhood of high-rise buildings, including over 3,000 new homes, next to the MBTA's Newburyport-Rockport regional rail line and a proposed new bus rapid transit route.
September 30, 2024
Rail Reflections from the California Zephyr
Birthdays can be a lot. There are a lot of expectations of what you should do, who you should do it with, what it should feel like, what it should look like to other people.
August 19, 2024
