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Senator Brownsberger was one of the co-signers of a letter to the Chairs of Senate and House Ways & Means re funding for implementation of a Mystic River Master Plan. March 3, 2014 The Honorable Stephen M. Brewer, Chairman Senate Committee on Ways and Means State House, Room 212 Boston, MA 02133 The …
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The Governor announced this week a package of measures to respond to climate change. If the climate changes as much as most scientists believe it will — given the trajectory we are on — our agriculture and living patterns will necessarily change. Among the most dangerous impacts of climate change will be sea level rise. …
As the new year starts, the pieces may be coming together to pass my legislation to jump start the long term planning process to prepare for sea level rise and larger storms. It came out of the Environment committee last April but so far hasn’t moved out the Ways and Means Committee — the question …
S1857, An Act extending the Environmental Joint Powers Agreement that created the A-B-C Stormwater Flooding Board, originally filed in January by Senator Brownsberger asS343, was signed into law this morning by Governor Patrick. The new law authorizes a procedure to retroactively extend the environmental joint powers agreement, authorized in 2005, that created the Arlington-Belmont-Cambridge Stormwater Flooding Board. …
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Browse older posts on flooding issues Craddock Bridge Plans The 2010 flood Lessons learned Field observations Belmont Citizens Forum article (pdf) Tri-community working group Flooding documents archive
Movement to a clean energy economy is a moral priority — uncontrolled climate change threatens future generations. This is an area of deep continuing concern for me. In the current legislative session, my top energy/climate goals are: Strengthening the MBTA Improving our preparation for sea level rise, including storm surges. For more about my work …
