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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Comprehensive Strategy for Coastal Protection 

11/06/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

The ResilientCoasts Plan will guide communities in protecting people, infrastructure, and coastal environments from worsening flooding and erosion over the next 50 years

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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 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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Massachusetts Commercial Fisheries Commission Holds Inaugural Meeting 

4/11/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Representatives from commercial fishing groups will meet with state officials quarterly to promote sustainable fisheries and support for the industry

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Invests $5.2 Million in Coastal Community Resilience 

10/16/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Funding will help strengthen more than a dozen coastal communities against the impacts of climate change

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

9/24/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Over $870,000 in federal funds awarded to four municipalities

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces the Launch of the 2024 COASTSWEEP Beach Cleanup 

9/16/2024 Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $629,000 to Protect Coastal Water Quality and Restore Habitat  

8/27/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Names Deanna Moran as Chief Coastal Resilience Officer 

5/28/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Moran will oversee state’s new ResilientCoasts initiative to address climate change impacts along Massachusetts’ coastline

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Massachusetts Wins More than $5 Million in Federal Funds to Transform Retired Cranberry Bogs to Resilient Coastal Wetlands 

4/22/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Projects in Yarmouth and Bourne will restore habitat and enhance community resilience to climate change

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Names Alison Brizius New Coastal Zone Management Director 

4/19/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Brizius will oversee state’s coastal resilience initiative, port regulations, and play an important role in fostering offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Grants to Protect Habitat in the Buzzards Bay Watershed 

3/14/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Over $182,000 in federal funds awarded to four municipalities

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Coastal Storm Team Assesses Recent Storm Damage  

1/18/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Documented impacts include widespread coastal flooding and erosion