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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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On Monday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was named the chair of Climate Mayors, a national coalition of mayors dedicated to climate action. EVAN JONES/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Walsh named leader of national coalition for municipal climate leaders

Samuele Petruccelli November 19, 2020
Walsh will take over for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as a leader of Climate Mayors.
Fenway Park in Boston. People are advocating for Fenway Park to go completely green. PHOTO BY MADHAV KOHLI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists, students urge Fenway Park to go green

Kiran Galani April 17, 2018
Environment Massachusetts and Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group Students are jointly spearheading the “Sox Go Green” campaign, which aims to get the Red Sox to use sustainable energy at both their home stadium, Fenway Park, and their training facilities in Florida.
Letter to the Editor: Pushing for a clean energy future

Letter to the Editor: Pushing for a clean energy future

Editors April 5, 2018
Last Wednesday, more than 30 student activists from seven campuses around the state joined Environment Massachusetts and MASSPIRG students to advocate for a 100 percent renewable energy future. Students met with over 20 legislators at the State House to support legislation that would set a goal of 100 percent renewable energy for Massachusetts.
Jonathan Buonocore, a member of the Climate, Energy, and Health team at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, speaks about coal deposits and energy Monday at "The Road to 100 Percent” event at the Old South Church in Boston. PHOTO BY NATALIE CARROLL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Now is the time for us to be bold,” panelist says during Environment Massachusetts discussion

Andres Picon November 15, 2016

The Old South Church in Boston was filled with a crowd of approximately 50 as Environment Massachusetts hosted a panel Monday night to discuss the importance of renewable energy and the urgency of...

Large solar power projects in Massachusetts are being threatened by caps from utility companies on credits rewarded for the projects, which give companies incentives to install additional solar panels. PHOTO FROM WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST/FLICKR

Mass. solar projects threatened by caps on credits

Olivia Quintana April 8, 2015

Despite the creation of a task force in 2014 to address the problem, solar projects in Massachusetts have slowed due to caps on credits rewarded for the projects. These caps make it nearly impossible for...

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