More Than 100 Organizations Are Now Endorsing the “YES on 6” Ballot Campaign to Protect Water and Nature
Source: Andrew Farnitano, Nature for Massachusetts Coalition With less than two months until Election Day,...
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Towns Surrounding the Quabbin Reservoir Protect the Water for 2.7 million People in Eastern Mass. They’re Getting Financially Starved in the Process.
by Matteo Pangallo, The following story appeared originally in CommonWealth Beacon on August 2, 2026....
Letter | Saving Allebach Farm: A Model for the Hampshire College Campus?
Instead of turning the Hampshire College campus into a real-estate-development boondoggle, what are the chances...
Opinion | The Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee: Planting for People We Will Never Meet
Social Injustice Goes Global Around the world, climate promises are colliding with reality. Governments are...
Town Explores Zoning Options for Hampshire College Campus
Consultants See Possibility for as Many as 2,400 New Housing Units The town of Amherst...
Town Introduces Water Use Restrictions in Response to Significant Drought
Source: amheretma.gov The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has declared the Connecticut...
Letter: Bond Bill Amendments Weaken Local Environmental Bylaws
The following letter was sent to State Senator Jo Comerford and State Representative Mindy Domb...
Trustees of Reservations and Kestrel Land Trust Offer a Shared Vision for Conservation, Community, Agriculture, and Education at Hampshire College
Source: The Trustees of Reservations The Trustees of Reservations and Kestrel Land Trust, a statewide...
Opinion: Amherst Should Not Have to Trade Wetland Protections for Housing
The Mass Ready Act is being promoted as a major environmental and climate-resilience bill, and...
Little Agreement Emerges from Eversource Public Meeting with Residents, But Discussions Will Continue
Area residents packed the Town Room of Amherst Town Hall the evening of April 14...
Town Council Raises Concerns over More CPA Funding for the Jones Library, Requests Increased School Funding from Legislature
Report on the Meeting of the Town Council, March 23, 2026 This meeting was held...