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May 8, 2023 By Lily Barrett

State lawmakers to debate new safety watchdog for MBTA – Boston Herald

Moving safety oversight of the MBTA out of the Department of Public Utilities should be an immediate priority, says one Massachusetts lawmaker, who is pushing to create an independent commission that would take over this watchdog role.

A bill establishing this new agency, filed by state Sen. Michael Barrett, will be considered at a Monday Joint Committee on Transportation hearing, the first step in what he hopes will be a successful legislative push.

“I don’t think the federal government will permit us to rest with the status quo,” Barrett said. “We’ve got to do something. The T is not getting any safer. I think it’s high time we acted.”

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April 20, 2023 By Lily Barrett

Maine jury rules clean energy transmission line from Canada to New England can proceed – Boston Globe

Massachusetts state Senator Michael J. Barrett, who has worked on renewable energy issues, said the verdict ”couldn’t come at a better time,” especially in light of delays in the state’s efforts to create offshore wind farms near Martha’s Vineyard.

While the timeline on the project is uncertain, Barrett said that with the court decision, “It’s good to know that clean hydro from Quebec is likely headed our way.”

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March 12, 2023 By Lily Barrett

Waltham paid $17.4m for historic farmland. Now the city is placing a longtime community farm at risk, advocates say. – Boston Globe

The city’s process has left Daley, and supporters such as state Senator Michael Barrett, expressing a mix of anger, frustration — and even bafflement — that Waltham’s purchase of farmland could end up harming the farm itself.

“In Waltham, you have a standout nonprofit agricultural operation that could simply collapse if you drive away the human network that has developed around the farm in the last three decades,” said Barrett, who worked on the deal. “There has to be a better way.”

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March 2, 2023 By Lily Barrett

Healey’s First Budget Themes: Spending Increases, Tax Relief – WHDH.com

Sen. Michael Barrett, who co-chairs the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, said Healey’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal is “the best executive branch budget I’ve ever seen” and is “a leap over anything a governor has proposed before.”

“Making inroads against global warming is a massive job, and here’s a budget that takes up the nitty-gritty, the nuts and bolts,” the Lexington Democrat said. “It calls for training more people because we’re short on everybody from HVAC techs to solar installers to electricians to electrical engineers. It puts the Mass Clean Energy Center on a stable financial footing for the first time ever. It commits to protecting water supplies because PFAS are a major threat. It bumps up funding for DCR and the state parks, which are starved for attention. All of which takes money, so, yes, this budget asks for money.”

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March 1, 2023 By Lily Barrett

Healey files a ‘unicorn’ of a state budget – CommonWealth Magazine

The budget also calls for the hiring of 28 full-time environmental justice employees across the various agencies within the executive office and the establishment of a environmental training program for governmental and nongovernmental agencies.

Sen. Michael Barrett of Lexington, the co-chair of the legislative committee dealing with energy and climate change issues, hailed the focus on the environment and climate. “For efforts in this area, this is the best executive branch budget I’ve ever seen. It’s a leap over anything a governor has proposed before,” Barrett said.

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Climate policymaking comes out ahead when the two branches of the MA Legislature are equally balanced. But if the House view described in this Commonwealth article prevails, and simple majority rule replaces the delicate power-sharing embedded in the process up to now, the "joint committees" of the Legislature lose their jointness. The best recourse then: Splitting into separate but parallel Senate and House Committees. Climate policy needn't suffer, so long as each branch acknowledges the equality of the other. (So why not do this upfront, by agreeing to follow the current parliamentary rules -- obscure but of crucial importance -- that have ensured parity until now?) ... See MoreSee Less

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MassPort wants to be seen it as green. This proposal is its moment of truth. ... See MoreSee Less

Plan to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom sparks concerns about a surge in climate pollution - The Boston Globe

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Thanks, Larry. This proposal is the test of MassPort's avowed commitment to go green. If the jets stay dirty, greening the hangar buildings will be little more than greenwashing.

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Plan to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom sparks concerns about a surge in climate pollution - The Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/20/science/plan-expand-hangar-space-private-jets-hanscom-sparks-concerns-about-surge-climate-pollution/

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MassPort wants to go green? It starts by greening the jets. Compared to the jets, greening the hangars is a meaningless piffle. "Plan to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom sparks concerns about a surge in climate pollution" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/20/science/plan-expand-hangar-space-private-jets-hanscom-sparks-concerns-about-surge-climate-pollution/?event=event25 via… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1660266198599073792

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With ominous implications for climate policy, this risks upsetting the delicate balance of power between the branches: House leaders pushing majority rule in joint committees - CommonWealth Magazine

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We're green! says MassPort. This proposal is its moment of truth. David Abel and Boston Globe, thank you.

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Must read from @davabel on plans to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom and concerns that it will cause a surge in climate pollution https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/05/20/science/plan-expand-hangar-space-private-jets-hanscom-sparks-concerns-about-surge-climate-pollution/?event=event25 via @BostonGlobe

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MassPort wants to be seen as green. This proposal is its moment of truth: Plan to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom sparks concerns about a surge in climate pollution

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Bedford, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Lincoln,
Waltham, Weston, and a large part of Lexington

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