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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston City Hall. On Oct. 8, Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order to implement the Boston Climate Council, which will be responsible for developing the city’s next phase of the Climate Action Plan. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

New Boston Climate Council to reduce carbon emissions, provide environmental protections to residents

Bridget Frawley October 17, 2024
Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order Oct. 8 to create the Boston Climate Council, an effort to implement a governmental approach to combating climate change.
Basket of gala apples

New community gardens planned for Mattapan, East Boston

Taylor Brokesh March 9, 2021
The pair of gardens will follow two different models of urban farming: one will be a food forest, the other a community farm.
Wetlands in Concord, Massachusetts. The City of Boston recognized World Wetlands Day for the first time Tuesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston observes its first World Wetlands Day

Isabella Abraham February 3, 2021
World Wetlands Day commemorates the Feb. 2, 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which internationally recognized the value of preserving and maintaining wetlands, and serves as a day to raise global awareness about wetlands protection.
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