Friday, July 22, 2022

What’s in the Legislature’s energy/climate change legislation?

"THE LEGISLATURE suspended its rules and whisked through a climate change bill on Thursday that seeks to make Massachusetts the “Saudi Arabia of wind,” promotes the adoption of zero emission vehicles, and allows 10 communities to bar fossil fuel infrastructure in new construction.

The precise contents of the bill were not available and the funding for various initiatives will be worked out separately, but the House and Senate passed the measure swiftly – the House by a 143-9 vote and the Senate by a tally of 38-2."
Continue reading the CommonWealth Magazine article ->
 
You can find the full text PDF of the legislation here


The compromise bill blends two very different pieces of legislation
The compromise bill blends two very different pieces of legislation

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