Thank you all for your calls, letters, emails, and showing up! As a result of this massive and collective action, our Massachusetts legislators passed a strong climate bill. The bill will help accelerate the transition to renewable energy with a strong focus the offshore wind industry, modernize the grid, make green jobs accessible to the communities most in need, require large buildings to report energy usage, enable 10 municipalities to ban fossil fuels in new construction with provisions for affordable housing, improve electric car infrastructure and affordability, and require electrification of public fleets. Go Massachusetts!
Although the bill was modestly amended since its passage on July 21 in response to amendments from Governor Baker, the Legislature’s final bill mostly adhered to the contours outlined here.