New England Climate Dispatch

The future of Rhode Island's gas system

Gas companies and climate advocates present different visions for the scope of the state's investigation, plus a huge lobbying imbalance

Apr 14, 2023 • 

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Addressing the Aftermath of February’s Clean Harbors Chemical Fire

State’s response follows long history of environmental injustice around the Fore River Basin

Apr 4, 2023 • 

Jon Lamson

March 2023

The Clean Energy Cost of Green Hydrogen

A conversation with the authors of a recent Gas Transition Allies Report

Mar 14, 2023 • 

Jon Lamson

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Defenders of Death

Meet the Boston-based company helping the fossil fuel industry manufacture doubt and fight regulations

Mar 3, 2023 • 

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February 2023

New England Climate News Roundup

Warm winter temperatures, utility profits, PFAS, protests, and more.

Feb 24, 2023 • 

Jon Lamson

As prices soar, the fossil fuel industry looks after its interests on Beacon Hill

Massachusetts' 2022 fossil fuel lobbying year in review

Feb 13, 2023 • 

Jon Lamson

Environmental justice impacts of the offshore wind economy

Diving into the new federal report on an offshore wind supply chain with NREL researcher Matilda Kreider

Feb 2, 2023 • 

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January 2023

How much carbon are we removing from the atmosphere?

A conversation with Dr. Greg Nemet, one of the authors of the pioneering 'State of Carbon Dioxide Removal' report

Jan 27, 2023 • 

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Does Massachusetts Underestimate Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Shortcomings in the state’s greenhouse gas inventory pose issues for energy planning

Jan 19, 2023 • 

Jon Lamson

December 2022

New England trade associations fight electrification with the help of some familiar climate foes

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy and the external appendages of climate delay

Dec 13, 2022 • 

Jon Lamson

100 years of December warming

Climate change threatens holiday cheer and a whole lot more

Dec 3, 2022 • 

Jon Lamson

November 2022

Massachusetts gas providers' controversial decarbonization solution

Bay State utility giants are pushing nascent alternative fuels as key avenues of decarbonization, while environmentalists argue that this strategy will…

Nov 18, 2022 • 

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