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Miriam Wasser
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Hey, Boston! What are you doing today?!
Come join me and a fabulous panel to talk about why your utility bills are so damn high! 11 am on the BU Campus
Details here: festival.wbur.org
#ICYMI: An energy company is proposing an expansion of a major gas pipeline in New England, reigniting a longstanding debate in the region about whether to bring in more natural gas.
www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org #energysky
Massachusetts lawmakers are committed to tackling energy affordability this session. But there's some disagreement over what that should look like in a piece of legislation.
Here are 5 important policies they're debating www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... @wbur.org #mapoli
TONIGHT in Harvard Square!
Let's talk about Massachusetts' climate progress: What's working, what's stalling, and where we go from here.
I hope you can come!! www.firstparishcambridge.org/events/state...
#NEW: Enbridge is proposing a major gas pipeline expansion in New England.
A similar proposal in 2023 fizzled, but the affordability politics of 2026 are quite different...
www.wbur.org/news/2026/05... #energysky @wbur.org
I'm moderating a panel discussion tomorrow (Tuesday) evening in Harvard Square about Massachusetts' climate progress
Come one, come all! 🎉
www.firstparishcambridge.org/events/state... @wbur.org @masseea.bsky.social @sierraclubma.bsky.social #mapoli
As utility bills soared over the last year and a half, people across Massachusetts have been looking for something to blame
Many have landed on the state's energy efficiency program, Mass Save
In my latest story for @wbur.org, I trace how that happened
www.wbur.org/news/2026/06... #energysky
As World Cup fans make their way to Boston from far-flung places (where they have state-of-the art transit systems), they may be surprised by the dank state of some of our busiest T stations @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social #mbta
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Massachusetts and Cambridge both have plans to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions - with a goal of 50% reduction (from a 1990 baseline) for 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Both the stat...
Do not miss this lovely and incredibly thought-provoking essay from @miriamwasser.bsky.social about her breastfeeding journey and early motherhood
Every two years, lawmakers in Massachusetts attempt to pass a big climate and energy bill. Here are five important policies bound to spark debate among lawmakers and the public.
The Canadian energy giant, Enbridge, is proposing a major pipeline expansion in New England.
www.wbur.org
Massachusetts and Cambridge both have plans to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions - with a goal of 50% reduction (from a 1990 baseline) for 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Both the stat...
Locals are accustomed to the T’s dank conditions. But as global soccer fans make their way to Boston for the World Cup, many will come from cities with clean, state-of-the-art public transit — and may...
I have no statistics to cite about the number of women who experience what is sometimes called "breastfeeding grief," writes Miriam Wasser. But I've come to believe that what happened to me, is, if no...
