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The ‘Lower Energy Costs’ or ‘Polluters Over People’ Act? | Hard Right Turn

Nathan Metcalf March 31, 2023
From wildfires scorching everything west of the Rocky Mountains to rapidly rising sea levels threatening to engulf the eastern seaboard — it’s become increasingly clear to climate scientists, policymakers and observant people alike that climate change has begun affecting everyone, everywhere, in the here and now.
Amtrak Acela Express train, led by locomotive #2035, at New Haven Union Station in New Haven, Conn. Amtrak will replace its older Acela trains with newer trains in the Northeast Corridor. COURTESY OF ADAM E. MOREIRA VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

New, upgraded trains coming to Northeast Corridor

Rin Velasco September 30, 2020
The Corridor offers stops from Boston to Washington D.C. and sees more than 260 million trips per year for passengers, according to Amtrak.
In a Friday webinar hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, experts discussed the impact of COVID-19 on climate action urgency. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists look into equitable future for sustainability, climate action

Anuj Sawhney September 30, 2020
Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
YANK-JACOBS: Presidential candidates should not decry free trade

YANK-JACOBS: Presidential candidates should not decry free trade

Kobe Yank-Jacobs March 17, 2016

The time has finally arrived when the populist elements of the two political parties agree on an issue: opposition to free trade. Unfortunately, on this particular issue, voters are being misguided by...

UMass Amherst is leading the way in the partnership with the United States Department of Defense and Massachusetts’ universities in the creation of flexible hybrid electronics. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Mass. universities assist Department of Defense in flexible hybrid electronics development

Olivia Quintana September 2, 2015

Several Boston-area universities will assist the U.S. Department of Defense in developing flexible hybrid electronics, such as wearable healthcare technology, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced...

U.S. economy to catch up to Mass., report suggests

Daily Free Press Admin November 18, 2013

Massachusetts has recovered from the recession of 2008 at a faster rate compared to the rest of the country, but that advantage will soon disappear, a Wednesday report from the New England Economic Partnership...

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