Five western Massachusetts Leagues sent a letter to Massachusetts AG Martha Healey. Recording of TUE hearing 7/30/21
Sustainability and Climate Action
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.
LWVA 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.
Pushing 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.”
Why Does the Biomass Renewable Portfolio Standard Matter?
Detailed amendments for the state Renewable Portfolio Standard for biomass may seem like getting down into weedy domains best left to the experts. But are they?
Climate Action Lobby Day, January 14
LWVMA priority bills are The 2050 Roadmap Bill and The F.U.T.U.R.E. Act.
LWVA supports proposed purchase of Hickory Ridge golf course
The proposed purchase is aligned with League positions on the Climate Emergency and the Connecticut River watershed.
Source to Sea Cleanup
On a beautiful autumn Saturday morning, 100-150 volunteers converged on Groff Park in Amherst for the Fort River Watershed's section of the Connecticut River Conservancy's Source to Sea Cleanup, armed with large plastic bags.
Climate Change Event Coming June 24
A program to promote open talk about climate change and suggest what individuals can do in the public arena.