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Climate Action News from Boston Green Action
Clean Water Wins!
The midterms brought a significant reckoning across the country, including big successes for ballot measures advancing equitable water policy. The wins, according to Sinjin Eberlie, writing for American Rivers on November 4th, “show how communities are investing in healthier rivers, safer drinking water, and stronger protections.” The election results in Arkansas, Iowa, and Colorado signal the urgency of controlling pollution
A New Partnership for the Parks
Northeastern University is working with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation to “polish” the Back Bay Fens and its 100 acres of woods, walking paths, bridges, gardens and wildlife habitats. Over the next three years, the pilot collaboration will focus on the eradication of invasive reeds and the healthy maintenance of the Park’s
Our Muddy River, 30 Years After the Flood
The Boston Globe commemorated the catastrophic Muddy River floods of 1996 with an article by columnist Danny McDonald on October 25, 2026. The report recalls the complex combination of factors that made the 3.5-mile urban waterway a prime location for flooding—and the disastrous impacts that led to the Muddy River Restoration Project. McDonald writes, “Back in the mid-1990s, the Muddy River
Boston Green New Deal Coalition Advocacy Letter: Coastal Resilience, Inclusion and Nature-based Solutions are Key
A member of the Boston Green New Deal Coalition, Boston Green Action supports the letter submitted on September 18, 2026 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlighting priorities in the Boston Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Draft Integrated Report and Programmatic Environmental Assessment. Here is the letter in full: Boston Green New Deal Coalition appreciates the partnership between the
Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan Wins a Prestigious Design Award
As reported by Niall Patrick Walsh in the August 25th issue of Bustler: “The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design has named Steven Holl and the City of Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan as recipients of its 2026 professional medals. The awards will be presented on November 10 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Holl will receive the 2026 Kanter Tritsch Medal
Boston Announces the Youth Climate Action Fund 2026
Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected the City of Boston to participate in the 2026-2027 Youth Climate Action Fund cohort, which provides capital and capacity to support municipalities in mobilizing young residents ages 15–24 in designing and delivering solutions aligned with citywide priorities. Through the Youth Climate Action Fund, Boston has been awarded a $50,000 grant, which will be redistributed as microgrants of $1000
“Geothermal is the perfect purple form of energy, yet our permitting process cripples it.”
In a November 5th opinion piece for The Hill, Tobias Russell (strategic researcher for Natural Resources) points to the major impediment facing proponents of geothermal energy networks: “Lay down your culture-war guns. One energy source remains tribeless—and strikingly underappreciated. Perhaps that’s because geothermal energy has no sex appeal.”
Geothermal has gained significant adherents across the political spectrum—and for good reason.
Clean Water Wins!
The midterms brought a significant reckoning across the country, including big successes for ballot measures advancing equitable water policy. The wins, according to Sinjin Eberlie, writing for American Rivers on November 4th, “show how communities are investing in healthier rivers, safer drinking water, and stronger protections.” The election results in Arkansas, Iowa, and Colorado signal the urgency of controlling pollution
“Climate Change is a Given in Every Extreme Weather Event. Why Do We Keep Needing to Prove it?”
“As the impacts from fossil fuel-driven climate change continue to accelerate, it is up to scientists, communicators, and the public to break through the disinformation that bad actors continue to spread to slow down scientific advancement and climate action.”
A New Partnership for the Parks
Northeastern University is working with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation to “polish” the Back Bay Fens and its 100 acres of woods, walking paths, bridges, gardens and wildlife habitats. Over the next three years, the pilot collaboration will focus on the eradication of invasive reeds and the healthy maintenance of the Park’s
Our Muddy River, 30 Years After the Flood
The Boston Globe commemorated the catastrophic Muddy River floods of 1996 with an article by columnist Danny McDonald on October 25, 2026. The report recalls the complex combination of factors that made the 3.5-mile urban waterway a prime location for flooding—and the disastrous impacts that led to the Muddy River Restoration Project. McDonald writes, “Back in the mid-1990s, the Muddy River
How To Push Back On Climate Disinformation
“Don’t wait until a crisis hits and then chase lies around the internet. Build trusted networks. Make reliable information easy to find. Anticipate the ways people are likely to be manipulated…