Boston City Councilors Kenzie Bok and Michelle Wu are proposing a city-level “Conservation Corps” to support Boston’s climate and sustainability goals.
Modeled after the Civilian Conservation...
Wu said Boston’s “siloed” communities are the cause of underlying gaps in government support when it comes to housing shortages, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic has destabilized the social and economic foundations of the world, and housing is no exception. Thirty percent of renters in the United States were unable to pay their January rent on time, according to a national survey done by the Apartment List.