Author: hwarfle

The East Boston Electrical Substation: Lessons for the Future of Environmental Justice During Massachusetts’ Quest for Zero-Emissions

in Environmental Law, State Legislation

Massachusetts was an early adopter of environmental justice principles.  In 2002, the Commonwealth adopted an Environmental Justice Policy, requiring the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs to make environmental justice “an integral consideration to the extent applicable and allowable by law.”  The policy was updated in 2021, after An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for […]