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Update on Biomass Resolution
The Biomass Resolution proposed by LWVA was passed, in slightly revised form, by the Amherst Town Council on February 8, 2021.
Posted: February 16, 2021LWVA Resolution on Biomass Going to Town Council
LWVA's Sustainability and Climate Action Committee urges the Amherst Town Council to pass a resolution protesting the use of state subsidies for energy generation from woody biomass.
Posted: January 28, 2021RJTF Offers More Resources
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Posted: December 21, 2020Fast Info & Links for Amherst Voters
Do you need to find the address of your polling place, or check your voter registration status? Did you request a mail-in ballot, but now plan to vote in-person instead? Please check out these links and tips.
Posted: October 27, 2020Election Protection Opportunities
LWVMA is partnering again this year with Lawyers for Civil Rights and the Safe Elections Network.
Posted: October 11, 2020Pushing Back against Biomass
Local Leagues are telling the conference committee responsible for reconciling the Senate and House climate bills passed earlier this year that biomass energy must be removed from the list of “non-carbon emitting fuels.”
Posted: October 10, 2020LWVA report on racial equity indicator
Posted: October 8, 2020Nothampton League Centennial Project
A beautifully done Special Section printed in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Greenfield Recorder on September 24th.
Posted: September 29, 2020