Ambitious infrastructure is often top-down, but this one was different. The vision for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail emerged from the grassroots and was nurtured and brought along by local government. This is what federal and state officials love to see.

Ambitious infrastructure is often top-down, but this one was different. The vision for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail emerged from the grassroots and was nurtured and brought along by local government. This is what federal and state officials love to see.

I was proud to help open the newest section of the Bruce Freeman rail trail today, connecting Concord and Acton. Thanks to #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw funding, this project will pave trails and build bridges for families across the region to enjoy, including my own!

Hadn’t done this before: Drove a new EV -- a Kia EV6 -- 392 miles north, through rural New England and Canada, to Quebec City. Joined my colleagues Will Brownsberger -- Inactive Account, Mike Moran, and Michael Day for two days of climate policy talks with our counterparts in the provincial…

Hadn’t done this before: Drove a new EV -- a Kia EV6 -- 392 miles north, through rural New England and Canada, to Quebec City. Joined my colleagues Will Brownsberger -- Inactive Account, Mike Moran, and Michael Day for two days of climate policy talks with our counterparts in the provincial…

Plastics, and waste reduction in general, has been an orphan. We just haven’t managed to acknowledge that reducing waste and reducing plastic is critical to reducing emissions. bostonglobe.com/2023/10/18/sci…

Plastics, and waste reduction in general, has been an orphan. We just haven’t managed to acknowledge that reducing waste and reducing plastic is critical to reducing emissions. bostonglobe.com/2023/10/18/sci…

Big turnout at the Lincoln Commons, where I spoke with constituents concerned about climate change. We covered topics like implementation of the 2021 and 2022 landmark climate acts and sustainable aviation.

Big turnout at the Lincoln Commons, where I spoke with constituents concerned about climate change. We covered topics like implementation of the 2021 and 2022 landmark climate acts and sustainable aviation.

In seriously entertaining a proposal to build multiple new hangars for super-polluting private jets at Hanscom Airfield, MassPort is on the verge of a terrible two-fer: aiding and abetting the warming of the planet, and pandering to the concentration of private wealth.

In seriously entertaining a proposal to build multiple new hangars for super-polluting private jets at Hanscom Airfield, MassPort is on the verge of a terrible two-fer: aiding and abetting the warming of the planet, and pandering to the concentration of private wealth.

The timing of these grants could not be better, arriving as they do during a time when city and town finances are under stress. (1/3) mass.gov/news/healey-dr…

The organization’s Board of Directors is the Big Decider here.  So today we send them a plea: It’s not too late to do the right thing. (1/3) commonwealthmagazine.org/environment/ad…

It will do so much reputational damage on an issue that is not going away in any of our lifetimes -- climate change. Why would Massport squander public credibility it is going to need on dozens of other issues down the line? bostonglobe.com/2023/09/29/opi…