 Dalton Green Committee Recommends Consultant for Action PlanThe Green Committee overwhelmingly recommended having Blue Strike Environmental as the town's consultant for its Climate Action Plan during its meeting on Monday. Dalton Green Committee Clarifies Scope of Climate Action PlanThe Green Committee clarified the scope of the Climate Action Plan during its meeting last week to include climate-related hazard mitigation as one of its priorities.  Stockbridge-Munsee Gets $2M to Reclaim Indigenous LandThe Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans is one of the first tribes to receive state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness funding, a historical feat that will go toward the reclamation of indigenous homeland. Dalton Considers Implementing Climate Change PolicyThis policy is a significant commitment because it sets requirements that the department heads and the Finance Committee has to follow, Select Board chair Joseph Diver said at last week's meeting. Forum: Climate Preparedness Can Mean Energy SavingsNew ways to reduce fossil fuel dependence in a cost effective way was the topic at a climate change preparedness forum earlier this month. Baker-Polito Administration Releases 'MA Climate Change Assessment'This assessment will directly inform the first five-year update to the State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Plan (SHMCAP) that will be released in Fall 2023.  Family Forest Carbon Program Expands to Berkshire CountyEarlier this month it was announced that the Family Forest Carbon Program is available to small woodland owners with as little as 30 acres in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester counties.  Activists Demand Climate Legislation 'In the 11th Hour'Berkshire Environmental Action Team, in conjunction with the Berkshire Branch of the NAACP, 350MA Berkshire Node, and statewide environmental coalition Mass Power Forward had a standout on Monday at Park Square to advocate for climate justice legislation. |
