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No tenemos que elegir: ¡la energía limpia es energía asequible!

April 16, 2026 | By Emma Weis
En estos momentos se habla mucho de los elevados costes de la energía, y con razón. El aumento de los gastos en infraestructuras de gas está afectando a todo el mundo. Clean Water Action y nuestros socios en materia de clima y trabajo queríamos profundizar en cómo esto está afectando a los vecinos de Massachusetts, especialmente a las personas de las comunidades de justicia ambiental, por lo que lanzamos dos encuestas a nivel estatal para conocer mejor los problemas energéticos más acuciantes a los que se enfrentan nuestras comunidades.
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A New Energy Law in Massachusetts

August 9, 2016 | By Joel Wool
It has been a busy, busy two years. Advocates, activists, health professionals, clean energy entrepeneurs, faith leaders, researchers, scientists, and public officials in every corner of the state have been pushing forward clean energy and climate solutions that empower communities, invest in our
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Advocates Pose With Governor At Signing of New Energy Bill
Congressman Lynch - Gas PIpelines

"All I can say is that we have to keep on fighting"

July 25, 2016 | By Joel Wool
Writing in the Boston Globe just a few days ago, Karenna Gore - Director of the Center for Earth Ethics and daughter of former Vice President Al Gore - stated that "[T]he oil and gas industry is now an empire that makes its own rules." I couldn't agree more. But the tough questions that are being asked not only in print, but in public protest and in the halls of power are exposing the incredible reach of the fossil fuel lobby and fueling the popular movement fighting to shut down polluters' lock on our society.
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Boston City Council Gas Leaks Hearing

Growing Pressure From the Ground Up to Fix Gas Leaks

July 14, 2016 | By Victoria Wu
I have spent a lot of time running around the Massachusetts State House, especially with the impending omnibus energy bill. But while I love the gold dome, bustling House and Senate chambers, and meaningful legislative work, Boston City Hall has something greater: City Hall Daycare and my 19-month
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Mother seeks ban on toxic flame retardants

July 8, 2016 | By Sara Moffett and Erica Streit-Kaplan
On a hot and muggy morning in late June, a dynamic assembly of environmentalists, parents, firefighters, worker’s health advocates, and others piled into Hearing Room 222 of the Massachusetts State House. The issue that brought all these folks together: toxic flame retardants in kid’s products and household furniture.
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