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Climate Action News from Boston Green Action
NABB Has Some Great Car-Free Ideas!
The May newsletter of the Green Committee of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay includes several suggestions for getting around without a car. Here’s the article in full: “Cars produce 27% of our country’s emissions, and many alternative forms of transportation are cost-effective, environmentally responsible, and enjoyable. Living in Boston and the Back Bay means public transit options abound.
NABB Announces Its Alley Rally/Love Your Block Event
The May issue of the Neighborhood Association of Back Bay’s newsletter features programs and awards that celebrate community activism. The Annual Alley Rally/Love Your Block event is scheduled for Saturday, May 3rd, 8:30 to noon at the Clarendon Street Playground (Clarendon Street and Comm Avenue). RSVP here! Email NABB for information.
How Green Is Boston: A New Study Asks Why Some Cities Have More Trees
Writing in The Washington Post (April 23, 2025), climate scientist Niko Kommenda shares the results of computer modeling to answer the question: How green is your city? Some key excerpts from the article and interactive map: “,,,Researchers at the Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service and forestry consultancy PlanIT Geo have mapped tree cover across all urban areas in the
Action Alert: Support These Priorities, Contact Your Legislator
Kudos to Charles River Watershed Association for presenting a timely action agenda for environmental funding. The following is taken in full from CRWA’s April 21 email to members: CRWA Budget Priority: 🔹 Amendment #1623 – Department of Conservation & Recreation – Filed by Rep. Rogers Green Budget Amendments: 🌿 Amendment #1485 – Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs – Filed by Rep. Sabadosa 🌿 Amendment #1448 –
Crane Ledge Woods: More Hopeful News
The Boston Globe‘s Jon Chesto reports that “a key victory in the battle between with City Hall” over the urban wild has been won. The April 18th article states: Photo: Crane Ledge Woods Coalition
Boston Green Action Salutes the All-Action Agenda of Moms Clean Air Force
In the face of the Trump Administration’s ongoing assault on environmental protections, Moms Clean Air Force remains steadfastly focused on “defending our health and environment.” In an April 17th email, Senior Manager Ali Simpson urges immediate and concerted push-back in the form of letters to Congress. “We need 2,300 more signatures to reach our goal of demanding that EPA stay
CCI Report: “How Big Oil and the Plastics Industry are Promoting a False Solution to the Plastic Waste Crisis”
The Center for Climate Integrity has issued a scathing report on the disinformation promoted by Big Oil and the plastic industry. In fact, industy claims about “advanced recycling” are “undermined by their own words and experts.
“’The Fraud of Advanced Recycling’ shows how, in response to growing public and governmental pressure, Big Oil and the plastics industry are now deceptively marketing “advanced” recycling to the public, even as chemical engineering experts, industry consultants, trade associations, and plastics producers themselves quietly acknowledge its many flaws.
NABB Has Some Great Car-Free Ideas!
The May newsletter of the Green Committee of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay includes several suggestions for getting around without a car. Here’s the article in full: “Cars produce 27% of our country’s emissions, and many alternative forms of transportation are cost-effective, environmentally responsible, and enjoyable. Living in Boston and the Back Bay means public transit options abound.
Common Chemical Phthalates Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Worldwide
A new study published in eBioMedicine (April 28, 2025) draws an alarming connection between plastic polymers and chemical additives and “increased oxidative stress, metabolic dysfunction, and cardiovascular disease…”—and death. The study authors, Sara Hyman, Jonathan Acevedo, Chiara Giannarelli, and Leonard Trasande (New York University Grossman School of Medicine), have found that “plastics pose a significant risk to increased cardiovascular mortality, disproportionately impacting regions which have developing plastic production sectors.
NABB Announces Its Alley Rally/Love Your Block Event
The May issue of the Neighborhood Association of Back Bay’s newsletter features programs and awards that celebrate community activism. The Annual Alley Rally/Love Your Block event is scheduled for Saturday, May 3rd, 8:30 to noon at the Clarendon Street Playground (Clarendon Street and Comm Avenue). RSVP here! Email NABB for information.
How Green Is Boston: A New Study Asks Why Some Cities Have More Trees
Writing in The Washington Post (April 23, 2025), climate scientist Niko Kommenda shares the results of computer modeling to answer the question: How green is your city? Some key excerpts from the article and interactive map: “,,,Researchers at the Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service and forestry consultancy PlanIT Geo have mapped tree cover across all urban areas in the
Action Alert: Support These Priorities, Contact Your Legislator
Kudos to Charles River Watershed Association for presenting a timely action agenda for environmental funding. The following is taken in full from CRWA’s April 21 email to members: CRWA Budget Priority: 🔹 Amendment #1623 – Department of Conservation & Recreation – Filed by Rep. Rogers Green Budget Amendments: 🌿 Amendment #1485 – Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs – Filed by Rep. Sabadosa 🌿 Amendment #1448 –
