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• energy efficiency
• cleaner electricity, including solar options 
• heat pumps 
• Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Written comments on the Dept. of Energy Resource’s (DOER’s) Straw Proposal for Stretch Code update and New Specialized Stretch Code has been extended. 

Written comments will be now accepted until 5 pm EST on Friday, March 18th, 2022. 

Submit written comments electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Use subject line “Stretch Code Straw Proposal Comments” 

Learn more at DOER's new Stretch Code Development webpage: 

• The Straw Proposal   
• Recording of February 8 Webinar   
• Summary of stretch code analysis informing straw proposal 

Mon., March 7, 3-5 pm

Tues., March 8, 3-5 pm

Anyone can testify on either day, regardless of where in MA you live.  To register to listen to the hearing, click the link below.  

Virtual Forum

March 9, 2022, 6-7:30 pm 

Barbara Moran, correspondent for WBUR’s environmental team, moderates a panel discussion exploring sea level rise and its implications for coastal areas, including cities like Boston.

 To register and for information about the panelists:  

https://www.wbur.org/events/752414/rising-seas-planning-for-the-future

Responding to the new 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report, Boston Public Radio invited David Abel to discuss the latest in climate change news, focusing on rising sea levels in Boston and the rest of the northeast. He also talks about covering climate change for the last 10 years and the Boston Globe's recent decision to expand its climate focus.

Abel is a Boston Globe reporter, where he covers the environment. He was part of the Globe’s team that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News.

LISTEN 30:06 David Abel on BPR | Feb. 22, 2022

Four key takeaways from the report:

1.  the next 30 years of sea level rise (10-12 inches along the U.S. coast
2.  more damaging flooding projected
3.  emissions matter
4.  continual tracking to plan for adaptation