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The Daily Free Press

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Boston mayor Michelle Wu speaks at a Green New Deal announcement in Allston on March 16. Wu announced a program to decarbonize and electrify Boston’s smaller buildings in a press release on Sept. 21. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP FILE

Boston launches new program as part of push toward net zero emissions

Jennifer Lambert October 2, 2023
A new pilot program to expand Boston’s efforts toward a greener future will provide funding to decarbonize and electrify Boston’s smaller building stock. The program, called the Healthy and Green Retrofit Pilot Program, will select 10 building owners of two to four-unit occupied buildings from a lottery to receive funding.
Brownstone buildings in Boston

The state of Boston’s groundwater, old buildings threatened by variable groundwater levels

Macie Parker October 5, 2022
With winter looming, after a dry summer there are concerns regarding precipitation numbers, and groundwater levels, some of which were addressed at the Boston Groundwater Trust Forum on Sept. 20.
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