Healey Borrowing Bill Targets Flooding, Climate Impacts

Climate Matters: Messaging for flooding in a warming climate

Flooding is already the most frequent, costliest, and deadliest weather disaster, and it will likely get worse as the climate warms. Warmer air can hold more moisture, increasing the likelihood of heavier rainfall events in the future. Climate Central reports that rainfall intensity has risen by over 20% in the last 50 years in St. Louis. Knowing exactly when and where flooding will strike is still tricky, even with today's science. Jon Carney, …

Healey borrowing bill targets flooding, climate impacts

BOSTON (SHNS) - The Healey administration went to bat for its five-year, $2.9 billion environmental borrowing bill on Tuesday, securing praise from lawmakers and climate advocates, some of whom urged the state to do more with the legislation. Environment and Natural Resources Committee members questioned Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, and Administration and Finance Secretary Matt Gorzkowicz alon…

In face of extreme weather, Healey proposes ‘biggest ever’ investment in climate-readiness for Mass. - The Boston Globe

The $3 billion "Mass Ready Act" would be a historic investment in climate-readiness, state officials say. Advocates are cheering — but would like even more.

Gov. Healey's borrowing bill targets flooding, climate impacts

The Healey administration went to bat for its five-year, $2.9 billion environmental borrowing bill on Tuesday, securing praise from Massachusetts lawmakers and climate advocates, some of whom urged the state to do more with the legislation. Environment and Natural Resources Committee members questioned Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, and Administration and Finance Secretary Matt...

Massachusetts taxpayers concerned Healey's $3B climate threats act comes with more debt, red tape

In the wake of devastating floods that have ravaged parts of Massachusetts and neighboring states, Governor Maura Healey has put forward a comprehensive legislative package known as the Mass Ready Act, aiming to bolster the state's defenses against escalating climate threats. Introduced in late