Electric buses are transforming public transit with cleaner air, quieter streets, and lower long-term costs. From Boston to Burlington, communities benefit from healthier rides and reliable service. Despite federal setbacks, local action can accelerate this transition. Learn why investing in electric buses is essential for a cleaner, safer future.
Methane leaks from leaky gas pipes kill street trees and make neighborhoods hotter.
Big Plastic has sold us on these easy-to-use plastic products and packaging, even though their effects, in the long run, are neither quick nor easy. In fact, the intrusion of plastic into every conceivable corner of our lives is contributing to the degradation of not only the planet but of our very own bodies.
The Trump administration’s attack on marine monuments and fishing regulations threatens our ocean.
The delays are projected to cost Massachusetts $519.2 million in public health impacts and result in up to 33 premature deaths from air pollution-related disease.
Abbie joins us from Sephora, where she worked as a Sales and Service Coordinator, organizing paid services and events, training teams on service offerings, and supporting sales and service initiatives. She graduated from Simmons University and holds a B.A. in Public Relations, Marketing, and Communications. Abbie spent a month in Brazil and five months in… Continue reading Abbie Badgett
In the 1970s, Philip J. Landrigan conducted groundbreaking work linking lead in gasoline and paint to a lowered IQ in children exposed to it. Now he’s sounding the alarm about the pesticides and plastics in our lives that are also compromising the health of both children and adults.
Learn some of the most impactful activities you can do this Earth Day.
Plastic is everywhere – even in the places you’d least expect, like chewing gum, tea bags, wet wipes, receipts, and microwaveable popcorn bags. Yet, manufacturers continue to make more and more plastic each year – even though how plastic is made fuels a toxic cycle of production, consumption, and disposal.
Despite the fossil fuel industry’s greenwashing, “renewable” natural gas still pollutes the climate and hurts our health.
