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UCS Urges Action Over Intimidation
In a report for the Union of Concerned Scientists (August 18, 2026), Cornell University Associate Professor J. Matias points to the prevailing threats from the US State Department to the scientific community. Merely publishing findings can lead to researchers being fired, demoted, detained, and/or deported. While the Trump administration was recently blocked from enforcing its unconstitutional policy of censorship at
The BAC’s Green Alley Project: “Minimizing Waste, Maximizing Resources”
The following is an update from SAK Environmental, which is working with Boston Architectural College to design a transformative geothermal heating and cooling system (part of the College’s $14M urban sustainability and renovation project). Boston Green Action, a proponent of geothermal energy, will continue to monitor and report on the progress of this project. The Green Alley project is a
Boston’s Children’s Museum Shores Up Resilient Infrastructure
The Boston Children’s Museum is beginning work this month on a $15 million plan to protect itself from the floods and sea level rise associated with climate change. The museum is situated on the banks of Fort Point Channel, one of the most flood-vulnerable locations in Boston. According to a report by Nik DeCosta-Klipa in WBUR’s Cognoscenti newsletter (August 6th), the
Boston Explores the Potentials of Thermal Energy to Power Big Buildings
A project launched on July 28th by the Boston Green Ribbon Commission is exploring the feasibility of creating thermal energy networks to heat and cool the city’s hospitals, universities, and other large institutions. According to a report by Craig LeMoult for GBH, the “hope is to develop efficient networks to distribute thermal energy in a way that could lower the
Mass Legislature Has Unfinished Work: PFAS Protection
Boston Green Action joins with Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility in calling for the passage of An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS (H.4870/S.3034) immediately. According to GBPSR’s latest outreach memo, “PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are forever chemicals that don’t break down in our bodies or in the environment. They are known to cause cancer, thyroid
US Army Corps is Shoring up Boston’s Waterfront
Investment in infrastructure to protect Boston from the worst ravages of climate change-related flooding is on the way. The US Army Corps is recommending 20 projects across the city—East Boston, Charlestown, Downtown, South Boston, and Dorchester—that will include infrastructure in the form of levees and floodwalls where they are most needed. The price tag: $10 billion. According to a report
UCS Urges Action Over Intimidation
In a report for the Union of Concerned Scientists (August 18, 2026), Cornell University Associate Professor J. Matias points to the prevailing threats from the US State Department to the scientific community. Merely publishing findings can lead to researchers being fired, demoted, detained, and/or deported. While the Trump administration was recently blocked from enforcing its unconstitutional policy of censorship at
The BAC’s Green Alley Project: “Minimizing Waste, Maximizing Resources”
The following is an update from SAK Environmental, which is working with Boston Architectural College to design a transformative geothermal heating and cooling system (part of the College’s $14M urban sustainability and renovation project). Boston Green Action, a proponent of geothermal energy, will continue to monitor and report on the progress of this project. The Green Alley project is a
Boston’s Children’s Museum Shores Up Resilient Infrastructure
The Boston Children’s Museum is beginning work this month on a $15 million plan to protect itself from the floods and sea level rise associated with climate change. The museum is situated on the banks of Fort Point Channel, one of the most flood-vulnerable locations in Boston. According to a report by Nik DeCosta-Klipa in WBUR’s Cognoscenti newsletter (August 6th), the
Boston Explores the Potentials of Thermal Energy to Power Big Buildings
A project launched on July 28th by the Boston Green Ribbon Commission is exploring the feasibility of creating thermal energy networks to heat and cool the city’s hospitals, universities, and other large institutions. According to a report by Craig LeMoult for GBH, the “hope is to develop efficient networks to distribute thermal energy in a way that could lower the
Mass Legislature Has Unfinished Work: PFAS Protection
Boston Green Action joins with Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility in calling for the passage of An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS (H.4870/S.3034) immediately. According to GBPSR’s latest outreach memo, “PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are forever chemicals that don’t break down in our bodies or in the environment. They are known to cause cancer, thyroid
US Army Corps is Shoring up Boston’s Waterfront
Investment in infrastructure to protect Boston from the worst ravages of climate change-related flooding is on the way. The US Army Corps is recommending 20 projects across the city—East Boston, Charlestown, Downtown, South Boston, and Dorchester—that will include infrastructure in the form of levees and floodwalls where they are most needed. The price tag: $10 billion. According to a report