The multi-billion dollar plan is raising tough questions about climate preparedness and gentrification. Just above a rocky shoreline in East Boston is a housing development built onelevated land [...]

For decades, Roxbury native Mela Bush-Miles has advocated for clean air and adequate public transportation in a city where the two are inextricably linked. Her campaign is a personal one, she [...]

Somerville, MA – NECEC announced its annual award winners at last night’s Green Future Gala event at the Westin Copley Plaza in Boston, headlined by Vineyard Wind taking home the [...]

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley visited Chelsea City Hall to help celebrate the $750,000 in federal funding she secured for Chelsea and Everett’s Island End River Coastal Flood Resilience Project. [...]

A virtual microgrid without borders that started in Chelsea, Massachusetts is expanding to other communities, boosting community involvement and innovation. A community-led virtual microgrid [...]

It’s Earth Week on The Common. And in honor of our home planet, we’re bringing you a special series. Every day this week, we’re exploring what climate change looks and feels like in Greater [...]

For Chelsea, Massachusetts, a new microgrid means energy resilience. On a recent morning, researcher Dominick Dusseau offers a glimpse into the future of Chelsea, Massachusetts, a small, [...]

MBTA Board expected to approve significant fare discounts for more than 60,000 Massachusetts residents BOSTON — On Thursday, March 28, MBTA riders, workers, and public transportation [...]

The new program will provide riders who are aged 26-64, non-disabled and have low income with reduced fares of approximately 50 percent off on all MBTA modes. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation [...]