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...
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Eversource Offers Information on Its Vegetation Management Practices
Source: Eversource In advance of its April 14 Public Meeting in Amherst on clearcutting for...
Public Meeting on Eversource’s Local Clear-cutting Plans
Source: Responsible Grid In response to the extensive clear-cutting that Eversource proposes in our area,...
Opinion: Why Urban Forests Are Key to Fighting Climate Change
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. In case you haven’t noticed...
Letter: Local Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates Who Support Climate Action
As Amherst residents and climate action, climate justice, and environmental organizers, we support Ellisha Walker...
Letter: Proposed Solar Project in North Amherst Is Bad for the Planet
The following letter was sent to the Zoning Board of Appeals on October 12, 2023....
Opinion: When It Comes To Solar, It’s Better To Fight Climate Change And Not Each Other
The following column appeared previously in the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Amherst Bulletin. Why...
Letter/Update: Public Hearing On Shutesbury Road Solar Project Remains On 24 August ZBA Agenda Despite Expired Wetland Permit
The 2020 wetland permit for the Shutesbury Road Solar Project expired on August 10, 2023....
Letter: Solar Bylaw Committee Must Study The Risks Of Forest Clearance In Solar Farm Construction
The following letter was sent to the Amherst Solar Bylaw Committee on June 22, 2022...
Opinion: Amherst Needs A Solar Siting Bylaw
I am writing, as a town resident, in support of the temporary moratorium on the...
Public Invited To Statewide Rally To Protect Forests and Water, July 31
Source: Sunrise Amherst Sunrise Amherst will be speaking at a public rally organized by the Herring...