Katie Pickrell

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Growing Solar, Protecting Nature

Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest recently released their report “Growing Solar, Protecting Nature,” exploring strategies for limiting environmental impacts of ground-mount solar development in Massachusetts. EER contributed to the report by modeling the economic buildout of ground-mount solar required to meet net-zero emissions in Massachusetts by 2050 under different land

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Massachusetts' Clean Energy and Climate Plan

Last month, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs released the state’s Energy and Climate Plan for 2025 and 2030 (2025/2030 CECP). The CECP establishes sector-specific emissions targets for Massachusetts in 2025 and 2030, which will reduce statewide GHG emissions by 33% in 2025 and 50%