Preparation for storm surge is a key area of concern for me in this legislative session. See this early post on the issue and this update.
Environment
airplane noise, carbon and climate, cell towers, flooding, land use issues, parks and recreation, pfas, waste/hazards, water issues
Preparing for Storm Surge
Between sea level rise and greater storm intensity, we can expect higher storm surges in coming decades. We need to start a planning process now to protect our valuable infrastructure and real estate.
Public Comment Period Extended for Logan Runway Draft Environmental Assessment
The public comment period for a draft environmental assessment of a proposal to utilize a satellite-guided airport route to reduce noise pollution in the Greater Boston area has been extended through March 15, 2013. When I wrote about this proposal previously, the deadline was listed as February 15, 2013. You may now submit written comments through March 15, 2013 to …
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FAA Opens Public Comment Period for Logan Draft Environmental Assessment
Representatives of MassPort briefed legislative offices today about the FAA’s proposal for a satellite-guided airplane route that would reduce net noise pollution in the Greater Boston area. They indicated that an increase in noise levels in communities like Belmont and Watertown would be negligible and that no Boston neighborhood would see any increase in noise levels. …
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Coal Free Massachusetts
I’ve recently received a number of emails in the form further below, urging me to cosponsor legislation filed by my colleague, Lori Ehrlich, to transition away from coal burning in Massachusetts. I am already one of the original group of cosponsors of this legislation. Coal is a dirty fuel, contributing heavily to local and regional …
Cover Model
The Brownsberger two-family in Belmont is the cover model for the January 2013 issue of Home Energy Magazine. For the second year in a row we have achieved total building energy use roughly 85% below (i.e., 15% of) the New England per person average, below Thousand Home Challenge Levels. Read the full text of …