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Healey-Driscoll Administration Holds First Regional Cabinet Meeting in Amherst 

12/05/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Following the meeting, Cabinet members took a tour of UMass Amherst’s Life Sciences Laboratories with Chancellor Javier Reyes

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Healey Driscoll Administration Announces $25 Million in Funding for Removal of Eight Unsafe Dams Across the State 

12/01/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Investment will Restore Wildlife Habitat, Promote Resiliency, Increase Biodiversity and Make Communities in Central and Western Mass Safer

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Climate Report Card 

12/01/2023 Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience

Report card notes progress in key areas and challenges ahead in reducing emissions

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $1.75 Million in Grants to Help Massachusetts Farms Address Climate Change 

11/29/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Statewide Coastal Resiliency Strategy  

11/28/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

A new Chief Coastal Resilience Officer will lead the ResilientCoasts initiative, which will establish new Coastal Resilience Districts based on climate change impacts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $27 Million to Decarbonize Affordable Housing Across Massachusetts  

11/21/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

First Round of Funding Under $50 Million Grant Program Will Lower Energy Costs and Improve Air Quality and Comfort

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $1.4 Million to Improve Communities’ Land Use Practices 

10/25/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Massachusetts Submits Application for Federal Funds to Decarbonize Low-Income and Affordable Housing  

10/19/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

In total, up to 78,500 low-income and affordable housing households in Massachusetts could be served by Solar for All and National Clean Investment Fund

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.5 Million for Landscape Conservation Projects 

10/16/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Grants to Improve Water Quality and Habitat in the Buzzards Bay Watershed 

10/12/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Over $550,000 in federal funds awarded to four municipalities

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Readiness Plan to Protect Against Extreme Weather 

10/11/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

‘ResilientMass’ plan establishes an Office of Climate Science and identifies key actions state government can make to promote resiliency

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Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut Sign First-Time Agreement for Multi-State Offshore Wind Procurement  

10/04/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

This agreement creates a pathway for a potential multistate procurement for offshore wind – the first of its kind in the United States

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares October “Massachusetts Cranberry Month” 

10/04/2023 Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

State Officials Tour a Cranberry Bog in Southeastern Massachusetts and Encourage Residents to Buy Local Cranberry Products

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.9 Million to Support Coastal Community Resilience 

10/02/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs