Spring Forward: What Beacon Hill Can Do on Energy Affordability Vick Mohanka, Sierra Club Weds, 4/15, 7 pm

Next week!

Join us for a discussion with @vickmohanka.bsky.social from @sierraclubma.bsky.social about what we can do to address high utility bills and rein in utility company profiteering.

#mapoli

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"The winds off of Massachusetts’ coastline are already powering our homes and our lives, providing grid reliability, pollution-free energy and meaningful employment."
-@vickmohanka.bsky.social, Sierra Club MA Chapter Director.

#OffshoreWind #CleanEnergy #affordability

Offshore Wind Hits Important Milestones in New England MA & CT – This weekend marked a milestone for New England: Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm has completed construction and Revolution Wind offshore wind farm is sending power to the electric grid. In ...

VICTORY! Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm has completed construction and Revolution Wind is now sending power to the electric grid. Two stop work orders, issued by the Trump Admin in 2025, were overturned, allowing local workers to finish the job.@sierraclub.org
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Great recent "Healthy Soils in Action" conference by
NOFA Mass. Topics included nutrient density, #Agroecology, #Biodiversity, #UrbanAgriculture, #Pollinators, pasture raised animal products, plus a cool seed exchange.

#SustainableAgriculture in #Massachusetts! 🌾

Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, Every child deserves a safe and nurturing hom...

The #DefenseProductionAct was last invoked for COVID ventilators & PPE. Now #herbicide glyphosate has uniquely been declared "crucial to #NationalSecurity & defense".

Instead of protecting public health, the U.S. Government is moving to pesticide protection.
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In MA, we must ask local leaders: how are we prepared for the impacts of #datacenters?
What are the zoning allowances or restrictions?
Does it account for water, air, energy, and noise?
Are there residential buffer zones?
Will this raise my utility bills?

📢 TAKE ACTION: bit.ly/MA_datacenters

No one should have to worry about harmful chemicals in the water they drink or the food they eat.

This year, at least 33 states are stepping up to restrict #PFAS and other toxic chemicals. Time for MA to act!

BREAKING: Trump plans to eliminate the EPA’s Endangerment Finding—one of the strongest legal tools we have to fight climate pollution. Both in D.C. and the MA Statehouse, dangerous proposals ignore science and will lead to tangible public health consequences.   
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We're excited to welcome @chuck77.bsky.social to talk about how billionaires are burning up the planet and undermining democracy at the Concord Library on 2/22! Join us in person or virtually to learn how we can all stand up to inequality that fuels private jet expansion.
Info & RSVP: spje.org/feb22

Important briefing from pediatric medicine professionals from places like @bostonchildrens.bsky.social on harms to health from chemicals such as #PFAS, #phthalates, #bisphenols in #ChildrensProducts.
Thank you @jocomerford.bsky.social & Jim Hawkins for your leadership on #ToxicFreeKids bill. #MAPoli

Vineyard Wind, the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, is already providing power for local homes and businesses. Once construction is completed, the 62 wind turbines will generate enough clean energy to power 400,000 homes.

Vineyard Wind’s final turbine tower heads out of New Bedford port - The New Bedford Light It’s been more than two years of stops and starts, but the project is in the home stretch now that a federal court lifted a recent Trump suspension.

Great news for offshore wind on the east coast! These developments will bring lower energy bills, good jobs, and cleaner air to the Commonwealth.

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Efficient electric equipment, powered by clean sources, is the answer to the energy affordability crunch - CommonWealth Beacon Better equipment and cheaper energy sources are critical to achieving an affordable energy future.

@vickmohanka.bsky.social: Delivery charges make up ⅔ of the average gas bill, thanks to BILLIONS in gas utility pipeline spending. To solve MA's energy affordability crisis, we must invest in efficient equipment & clean energy, not double down on gas. #mapoli
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Wondering how Fair Share funding is being spent? Here's your 2025 Paid for by Fair Share Wrapped.

As gas heating costs soar, no easy solutions from Beacon Hill Right now, gas customers are being forced to spend billions of dollars to both rebuild the gas system and subsidize the switch to electric heat through the state's Mass Save program.

GSEP=one of the biggest cost pressures on MA gas bills. Utility spending has TRIPLED since 2014, reaching $901M on new pipes this year. Each dollar directly raises your delivery charges. Time for legislators to address what’s really making energy unaffordable #mapoli
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Boston looks to go on offense on energy affordability   - CommonWealth Beacon Cuts at the state level mean the city’s initiative will be operating in a more financially constrained environment. The crux of the new effort will rely on the state’s Mass Save program, which funds e...

A new energy saver program in #Boston is working to upgrade homes with affordable #heatpumps and energy efficiency measures that lower bills.

“This program is very much designed to meet the moment we’re in,” says Boston’s green new deal director. Read more:

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Vick Mohanka of @sierraclubma.bsky.social talks about how Fair Share revenue helped zero out the MBTA’s deficit. #mapoli

Stop the Outrageous Liberty Rate Hike! Do you pay an energy bill to Liberty Gas? They want to increase our bills to pay for expensive methane gas pipelines that we don't need. They continue to make record profits while people live paycheck...

Liberty Gas wants to raise bills by up to 81% to cover costly pipeline replacements families don’t need. Its parent company made $232M last year. Make your voice heard—sign the petition below or join residents & advocates at the Mass DPU hearing TODAY: bit.ly/libertyCSJ
#peopleoverprofit #mapoli

Great legislative briefing at the Statehouse yesterday! We need comprehensive PFAS legislation now to protect the health of our communities. #mapoli

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Plus, join us on September 10th at 6pm for a virtual training to prepare for the upcoming lobby day! We'll discuss how to lobby legislators, overviews of our priority bills, and logistics for the day.

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Join us for Sierra Club MA's 2025 Lobby Day! Your voice is critical as we lobby for action on climate, clean air, and clean water this year. Training will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary. #mapoli #ClimateActionNow

☀️ RSVP Today: bit.ly/lobbydayma25

As a #biodiversity partner with @massgovernor.bsky.social, we strongly support these goals. Glad to see that addressing #plastics & #pesticides are part of the plan, along with #DarkSkies.

We're working together to protect & provide access to nature for everyone & improve public health. #MApoli

🔌On Aug 20, I'll be hosting a public webinar exploring the scale of data center buildout, how utilities are reacting, and what policymakers and the public can do to protect health, rates, and our climate targets.
Register here!
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PFAS and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority By Clint RichmondThe Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) supplies all or part of the drinking water to about 2.7 million people in forty-seven municipalities in the eastern part of the Comm...

New blog! Read our report on #PFAS in Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) #drinkingwater and #fertilizer. Stakeholders must work together to #stopPFAS exposure at the source. #mapoli

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Worlds apart on gas pipeline: Eversource assures it is needed, while protesters call it expensive and unsafe Eversource wants to construct a new 5.3-mile, 16-diameter gas pipline in Springfield and Longmeadow.

BREAKING: The price of Eversource MA's controversial proposed methane gas pipeline just went UP! MA residents can't afford the health, climate and economic costs of this-$85 MILLION-pipeline. It's time for MA leaders to put #peopleoverprofits
#mapoli
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Heat pump owners to get a break on electric rates to lower winter costs - The Boston Globe The state’s high electric rates and the heating demands of New England winters have produced soaring power bills for heat pump owners.

#Massachusetts is making progress on energy affordability. W/@Mass_DPU 1.0 heat pump rates approved for Eversource MA, National Grid MA & Unitil, many households will see real savings as early as Nov 1. The 2.0 rates can save families even more. #mapoli

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We were proud to have members & staff at our table in support of protecting people, #pets, #raptors & other predators by restricting #AnticoagulantRodenticides. Shout out to all the local groups who helped pack the room! #NoSGARs
@massaudubon.org @mspca-angell.bsky.social
#MAPoli

For the 1st time in 6 years (‼️) the House and Senate have agreed to Joint Rules — new rules that lay down a roadmap for how Beacon Hill moves legislation and makes info publicly available.

There's work to do, but we're ready for a more transparent, participatory, and efficient legislative process ☀️

Packed room at the Statehouse today for an important hearing on @massgovernor.bsky.social's Energy Affordability Bill. Governor Healey and the legislature must LEAD on climate during this critical moment! #ClimateJusticeNow #mapoli
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@massago.bsky.social is joining 10 other AGs to stand up for clean air and sue the Trump Administration over the illegal attacks on the Clean Air Act waivers.

Thank you for fighting to protect our right to clean air.
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