Archive - New England Climate Dispatch

The multimillion-dollar political fight over Maine's utilities

Maine's investor-owned utility companies are spending millions to stop a proposed consumer takeover

Aug 23, 2022 •

Defenders of Death

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

Mar 3, 2023 •

The Clean Energy Cost of Green Hydrogen

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

Mar 14, 2023 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

Protesters Take Aim at Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Peabody

Members of Breathe Clean North Shore and 350 Mass protest the construction of the Peabody 'peaker' plant, highlighting climate and health consequences

Sep 29, 2022 •

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 •

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 •

Environmental justice updates: 'If we can’t stop it, then we can make sure it's the last one'

Checking in on two of the major environmental justice fights in the Commonwealth

Aug 11, 2022 •

Don't expect new federal climate legislation anytime soon

Climate takeaways from the 2022 midterms

Nov 11, 2022 •

Ratepayer cash for political influence

Investor-owned utility companies spend big on political lobbying across New England (part 1)

Sep 1, 2022 •

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