The Trump administration has begun to pull back on key environmental protections designed to transition the country off of fossil fuels.
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Trump administration seeks review of California emissions waivers adopted by Massachusetts
Massachusetts’s climate goals could take a hit from the Trump administration’s decision to go after vehicle emissions waivers granted to California by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Posted inState Government
Mass. scrambles to understand, react to fed funding freeze
The Trump administration’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal spending triggered an avalanche of uncertainty, panic and outrage, including a lawsuit from Attorney General Andrea Campbell and several of her counterparts.
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New England to benefit from federal appropriations law
IN THE FINAL DAYS of the 117th Congress, lawmakers passed a $1.7 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2023, and President Biden signed it into law. Included in this sweeping legislation are landmark investments in education, healthcare, protecting our environment, supporting working families, and investing in research an innovation. The New England Council – […]
Posted inEconomy
An economy put in a ‘medically-induced coma’
THE ECONOMIC CONVULSIONS from the coronavirus pandemic are unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. We’re not being blindsided by an unwelcome economic downturn; we have decided to set one in motion. Michael Goodman, an economic sociologist and director of the Public Policy Center at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, says the best way to understand things […]