Rolling back the state’s commitments to affordable, clean energy is a gift to polluters and a slap in the face to every resident who deserves better. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
November 10, 2025 (Boston, MA) – House Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy Mark Cusack released a bill to gut the state’s climate law and cut energy efficiency programs that help reduce pollution and utility bills for Massachusetts families. CLF released the following statement in response:
“In a time where every Massachusetts resident is worried about their energy bills, this proposal is nothing short of betrayal,” said Caitlin Peale Sloan, CLF Vice President for Massachusetts. “Rolling back the state’s commitments to affordable, clean energy is a gift to polluters and a slap in the face to every resident who deserves better. This retreat abandons progress and caves to short-term politics. It sends a dangerous message that our leaders lack the courage to stand by their promises.”
Our overheating planet is affecting every family and business right now. Sky high fuel prices in the summer and winter, mild winters nearly devoid of snow, summer heat waves over 90 degrees, and flood-inducing rainfall are threatening everything that we love about Massachusetts. The impacts of climate change aren’t softening – and Massachusetts shouldn’t soften its climate and affordable energy commitments.
CLF experts are available for comment.
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