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CLIMATE CRISIS
PUBLIC HEALTH
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EDUCATION
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TECHNOLOGY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
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SECURING DEMOCRACY
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CIVIL RIGHTS
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG
Bruce Springsteen, Marie Kondo, and the power of subtraction
A new book explores ‘the untapped science of less.’
IDEAS | Julia Wallerce and Ari Ofsevit
Let’s board buses on both sides now
A basic design change would create new options on city streets.
LETTERS
Renewable energy and renewed opportunity for fossil fuel workers go hand in hand
If we’re going to retrain a large number of people, we also must do what we can to ensure that jobs exist.
Timmons Roberts
Top 10 reasons Governor McKee’s first big signing ceremony should be for Act on Climate
Signing the bill into law will improve the health of residents, help secure a viable future, and bring a series of benefits such as green jobs and healthier air for Rhode Island.
Sharon E. Burke
The high cost of achieving net zero
President Biden is calling for 100 percent renewable electricity by 2035, and net zero emissions by 2050.
IDEAS | SUSANNE BROOKS & DANIEL RAIMI
Give former fossil fuel workers a stake in the clean energy future
Combat climate change and help coal communities unlock new opportunities at the same time.
Bill McKibben
Harvard tries to subvert votes too
The 2020 elections, at Harvard and in the US, have shown what a majority of voters want: climate action and inclusive governance.
LETTERS
Pass the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
It is infuriating to know that plastic items with numbered triangles are ending up in the world’s landfills, waterways, fields, and roads.
Mindy Lubber
There’s no time to waste — Baker, Legislature must enact the climate bill
Providing regulatory certainty is the best way to spur industry innovation to meet major pollution challenges.
LETTERS
Climate resilience is the best investment city could make at Widett Circle
This area just south of downtown Boston was historically open water, and it already floods regularly.