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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $500,000 to Support Conservation and Restoration Efforts of Endangered Marine Species and Aquatic Habitats

10/31/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Grants are funded through the sale of specialty environmental license plates

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $12 Million to Create & Improve Local Parks and Protect Natural Land Across Massachusetts

10/27/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Funding Will Help Fight Flooding, Reduce Extreme Heat and Give Residents More Access to Open Spaces

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $559,000 to Plant Trees and Green Urban Spaces in Gateway Cities

10/23/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Grants Promote Tree Planting, Community Engagement, and Solutions to Combat Urban Heat

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Critical Drought Conditions Declared on Nantucket

10/10/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

The Northeast Region has improved from Level 2–Significant Drought to Level 1–Mild Drought, the Deerfield and Millers Watersheds have worsened to Level 3–Critical Drought

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Massachusetts Announces Intention to Join the International Union for Conservation of Nature

10/10/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts and California will become the first states in the nation to uphold this global commitment to collective action on biodiversity and climate

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program Awardees

10/09/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

In September, EEA awarded 54 grants totaling nearly $30 million to communities and Tribes to prepare for flooding, heat waves and wildfires

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $700K to Support Regional Restoration Partnerships

10/09/2025 Department of Fish and Game

Partnerships lead and support watershed-scale river and wetland restoration within their regions.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million to Protect Coastal Water Quality and Restore Habitat

10/08/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Funding supports local efforts to assess and treat stormwater pollution and support comprehensive habitat restoration planning

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests $3.8 Million to Protect Coastal Communities from Flooding and Erosion

10/06/2025 Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

Funded projects include local planning and protection efforts to safeguard critical infrastructure, marshes and other natural spaces from impacts of coastal storms

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Over $6 Million in Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants

10/02/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Governor Healey to Solar Industry: Massachusetts is Open for Business

9/29/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Governor Healey convened solar industry and labor leaders for a Solar Summit to discuss how to advance solar power in Massachusetts, create jobs and lower energy bills

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces the 2025 COASTSWEEP Beach Cleanup

9/15/2025 Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

Volunteers of all ages invited to participate in statewide initiative to remove trash and debris from coastal areas

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates the Restoration of the Quinapoxet River

9/10/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs