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From left: School of Public Health members Breanna van Loenen, Brian Sousa, Jonathan Buonocore, Mary Willis, Hristiana Stoynova and Fintan Mooney. Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability hosted a virtual three-day CAFÉ Climate and Health Conference, which was funded for a climate-health research initiative funded by SPH. COURTESY OF REBECCA PEARL-MARTINEZ

IGS database aims to bridge gap between climate health risks, policy

Macie Parker February 9, 2024
BU’s Institute for Global Sustainability hosted its first annual three-day CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference on Monday as part of a three-year $6.7 million grant funded by the National Institutes of Health for a climate-health research initiative led by the BU School of Public Health and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Children raise signs calling for the end of fossil fuel use at the Massachusetts Climate Strike on Friday. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and the Department of Energy Resources announced on Tuesday a $14.9 million award to fund clean energy initiatives across the state. GABRIELA HUTCHINGS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts awards $14.9 million to Mass. Communities for Clean Energy Projects

Emanne Khan September 23, 2019
The funds will be used to help towns reduce energy use and associated costs in public facilities.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced a proposal to invest $1 billion over the next decade to help communities across Massachusetts adopt energy efficient technologies. COURTESY OF MASSHIGHERED/ FLICKR

House speaker proposes $1 billion for green energy tech

Daily Free Press Staff February 27, 2019
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced a proposal Friday to fund $1 billion of renewable energy and climate resiliency development in the Commonwealth over the next 10 years.

Marijuana cultivation needs energy regulations, letter states

Jordan Kimmel February 14, 2018

A letter written Friday by The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs proposed that the Cannabis Control Commission should enact certain environmental regulations on marijuana establishments...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday that the state will add an additional $2 million to the Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Electric vehicle rebate program receives more funding

Anush Swaminathan April 9, 2015

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker agreed to provide an additional $2 million to the Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicle Program on April 2, according to a Friday press release from the Massachusetts...

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