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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates MA Farmers Market Week

8/07/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $850K for Drinking Water Supply Protection Projects

7/25/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $26.3 Million in Grants to Improve Food Security and Resiliency Across Massachusetts

7/20/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

For the first time in the history of the program, the administration prioritized projects that support organizations impacted by drought or extreme weather events

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $5.6 Million in Funding for Dams and Coastal Infrastructure

7/17/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Recent Rainfall Lifts Massachusetts Out of Drought

7/14/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Recent flooding in Western Massachusetts underscores the rapidly changing climate

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Identifies 52 GW of Top-Rated Solar Potential on 15th Anniversary of Green Communities Act

7/06/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

New Study and Mapping Tool Shows Massachusetts has Abundant Solar Potential to Reach Its Climate Goals

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.6 Million in Grants to Support Massachusetts’ Commercial Fishing Industry and Build Climate Resiliency

6/30/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Opening of Methuen Fishing Platform on Merrimack River

6/27/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Leads Multi-State Request for Federal Support to Establish Interregional Transmission Planning Collaborative

6/16/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Novel Approach Would Leverage U.S. Department of Energy Expertise to Explore Increased Transmission Ties Between Northeast Regions Including Development of Offshore Wind Infrastructure

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Mild Drought Conditions Declared for Western and Cape Cod Regions in Massachusetts

6/13/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Other Regions Remain in Normal Conditions

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State Celebrates Nearly $4 Million in Federal Funds to Restore Coastal Habitat and Improve Resilience to Climate Change

6/08/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Projects in Manchester and Truro will improve tidal flow and reduce flooding and sea level rise impacts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches New Climate-Focused Forestry Initiative

6/07/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

“Forests as Climate Solutions” Initiative to Invest in Forest Conservation and Implement the Latest Climate-Smart Forest Management Practices

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1 Million for Land Protection Projects

6/06/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Funding Will Help Six Grantees Protect Open Spaces

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Tree Planting Grants

6/01/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration to Compete for up to $250 Million in Federal Grants for Clean Energy Infrastructure

5/22/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Cleaner Grid New England Project Application Supports Offshore Wind, Solar Growth