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East Boston residents, parents, and educators are taking center stage in a major effort to protect their neighborhood from rising tides and coastal flooding — starting with the waterfront at the Mario Umana Academy. The project, years in the making, will finally bring a long-desired resilient waterfront park and flood-protection system to the Umana and […]

Boston has been honored on the world stage, winning the Energy Transition and Smarter Buildings category at the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Climate Awards in Rio de Janeiro. The city was the only U.S. recipient among global leaders recognized for bold, measurable action against climate change. The award highlights Boston’s groundbreaking Building Emissions Reduction […]