Policy Priorities For MA House Energy Package 12/2025 The House moved in November on creating an energy affordability package, but paused because the   Costly Climate-Rollback Bill (H.4744)  took us in the wrong direction (see here  and here  for details on that). Now, we need to move beyond stopping legislation to passing truly transformative policies that build a clean, affordable future.  We have three themes we ask you, legislators, to include, with policy lists and resou

Mass Power Forward condemns President Trump’s illegal, unauthorized and unprovoked attacks on Iran. The U.S. government has long sought...

June 25, 2025 To: Governor Healey & the General Court of MA Re: H.4144 Energy Affordability Bill Hearing in T.U.E. Massachusetts has a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Oct 17th, 2024 Contact Jess Nahigian, Sierra Club Massachusetts, jess.nahigian@sierraclub.org Claire...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Contact  Jess Nahigian, Sierra Club Massachusetts, jess.nahigian@sierraclub.org...

For Immediate Release - August 1st, 2024 Contact: Claire Karl Miller, (they) (781) 775-1429, claire@uumassaction.org UU Mass Action Jess...

A new blog post from 350 Mass Legislative Coordinator Dan Zackin describes how our State Representatives passed an inadequate climate...

Today, this letter was emailed to every Representative. ------------------------------------------- July 8th, 2024 To the 193rd General...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 1, 2024 Contact: John Walkey, GreenRoots, 617.970.4256, johnw@greenrootsej.org Sofia Owen,...

Credit to Jess Nahigian, MA Sierra Club for writing this. On Monday, June 17, the Senate released a 96 page climate bill, to be voted on...

Dear Climate Advocates, As the Senate debates the climate omnibus, some of our work is still moving forward in other places. We ask you...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Contact Jess Nahigian, Sierra Club Massachusetts, jess.nahigian@sierraclub.org,...

Last Updated Weds, June 19th, 9:24AM TAKE ACTION and Contact your Senator! Use this Action Guide. We support the following amendments...

As we’ve written in previous blog posts, how we site and permit energy and energy infrastructure has become a major topic for this...

If you haven’t heard, how we site and permit energy and energy infrastructure has become a major topic for this legislative session and...

Things to look for in the upcoming policy package on siting and permitting Problems with H.3215 An Act to expedite permitting for...

After the DPU's 20-80 decision in December, many people are wondering - is this the end to gas expansion? Grassroots advocates have been...

The Honorable Ronald Mariano The Honorable Karen Spilka Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate Massachusetts...

Massachusetts new climate law takes effect today State’s energy policies must now weigh equity, climate concerns and community safety...

On Friday, July 31st, the traditional last day of the legislative session, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at