The following post is written by Colin A. Young and was originally published by the State House News Service. BOSTON, AUG. 11, 2016…..Farmers are worried about their crops, firefighters are battling wild fires burning 8 inches underground, some streams have … Read More
On August 8, 2016, Massachusetts took a step towards diversifying our energy supply and meeting our greenhouse gas reduction mandates when Governor Baker signed into law “An Act to Promote Energy Diversity.” The signing ceremony took place on the State House lawn and … Read More
The Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) has launched a “Phonebook Opt-out Campaign” to reduce paper use. Local governments pay nearly $60 million annually to recycle or dispose of telephone directories. Unwanted phone books also pose an environmental burden: each year the industry uses an … Read More
Given recent reports of high lead levels at some of Newton’s outdoor water fountains and at several Newton public schools, it is timely to review the sources of lead in drinking water and to find local solutions to this nationwide … Read More
To follow up on paper bag use one year after the implementation of Newton’s Plastic Bag Ordinance, City Councilor Alison Leary and a Newton South High School student canvassed CVS and Walgreens stores in Needham and Newton to compare the distribution of plastic … Read More
Urgent message from Newton Conservators, President Beth Wilkinson… “It’s that terrible time again: mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus were found in Newton on August 2nd. Please don’t leave any standing water in your yard. The Culex mosquitoes that carry the disease can … Read More
Newton Community Farm is pleased to offer a weekly fruit share in conjunction with Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton, MA. Each weekly share consists of a bag of about five pounds of delicious apples, though the share may occasionally include … Read More
Gaviotas, A Village to Reinvent the World By Alan Weisman Did you ever read a book that fired your imagination and left you wondering why you had never read it before? For me, that book is Gaviotas, which tells the story … Read More
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