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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday February 28, 2025 ( 9 items )  

EBC Energy Resources Committee Announces New Committee Vice Chair
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * EBC Energy Resources Committee Announces New Committee Vice Chair EBC is pleased to announce that Robert Moran, Manager, Community and Customer Management at National Grid is now leading the EBC Energy Resources Committee as Vice Chair. Please join EBC in welcoming Robert to this position. Robert's Bio: Robert "Bob" Moran Manager, Community and Customer Management Nation  more

EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee Announces New Leadership Team Member
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee Announces New Leadership Team Member EBC is pleased to announce that Sarah DeStefano, Environmental Practice Leader and Associate with Weston & Sampson has joined the Leadership Team of the EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee. The members of the EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Leadership Team meet routinel  more

EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee Announces New Vice Chair
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee Announces New Vice Chair EBC is pleased to announce that Susan Welt at Integral Consulting is the new Vice Chair of the EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee. Please join EBC in welcoming Susan to the Committee! The members of the Site Remediation and Redevelopment Committee's Leadership Team meet routinely to disc  more

EBC Solid Waste Management Committee Announces New Ascending Professional Representative
BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The Environmental Business Council of New England issued the following news: * * * EBC Solid Waste Management Committee Announces New Ascending Professional Representative The EBC Solid Waste Management Committee is excited to announce that Sarah Ganoe, Market Area Specialist with Reworld has joined the Leadership Team as an Ascending Professional Representative. In this role, Sarah will provide the Committee with insight into EBC's Ascending Professional  more

Fund for Climate Solutions Awards Five New Grants
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * Fund for Climate Solutions awards five new grants From translating data into tools, to improving hazard management The first round of 2025 Fund for Climate Solutions (FCS) awardees has been announced. The FCS advances innovative, solutions-oriented climate science through a competitive, internal, and cross-disciplinary funding process. Gen  more

House Republicans Vote on 'Appalling and Destructive' Budget Plan That Puts 'Oligarchs Over Ordinary People' - Oxfam
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * House Republicans vote on 'appalling and destructive' budget plan that puts 'oligarchs over ordinary people' - Oxfam In response to today's vote on House Republicans' budget resolution, Nabil Ahmed, Oxfam America's Director of Economic and Racial Justice, said: "This vote is what it looks like to serve oligarchs over ordinary people. The House Republicans' budget plan is an appalling and  more

Massachusetts Builder Elected to Leadership of NAHB
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Home Builders posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Builder Elected to Leadership of NAHB Gary Campbell, a Lowell, Mass.-based real estate developer and remodeler with more than 30 years of experience in the construction field, today was elected 2025 third vice chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the association's International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Campbell is   more

Massachusetts Delivers EV Charging Solutions With Two New Programs
PASADENA, California, Feb. 28 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Delivers EV Charging Solutions with Two New Programs EV Charging Hubs for Rideshare Drivers and Mobile Charging Solutions for MHD Fleets Boston, MA--CALSTART is excited to share two new electric vehicle (EV) charging initiatives launched by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to acceler  more

Trump Administration Layoffs Target NOAA
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Layoffs Target NOAA Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is overseeing this development despite denying during his recent confirmation hearing that he planned to dismantle NOAA. The layoffs are consistent with Project 2025's goal of undermining NOAA and raise concerns about additional future threats. Project 2025 also calls for breaking NOAA  more