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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Saturday September 28, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Risk Assessment for Belem, Para to Be Expanded Ahead of COP 30
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * Woodwell Climate partners with IPAM Amazonia and State of Para, Brazil to address the local impacts of climate change in Belem and throughout the Amazon * * * On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m EDT, representatives from Woodwell Climate Research Center and IPAM Amazonia joined Governor of Para, Brazil Helder B  more

Union of Concerned Scientists: California Legislative Committee Drives Plan Forward to Prevent Gasoline Price Spikes During Refinery Shutdowns
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 28 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following statement by western states policy manager Barad: * * * SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2024)--A bill proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires oil companies to store enough gasoline to protect consumers from price spikes during refinery shutdowns was approved today by the California Assembly Petroleum and Gasoline Supply Committee. The bill, which would make California the first state in the nation t  more