House Passes Legislation for Environmental Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2018 BOSTON – Representative Joan Meschino (D-Hull) joined her colleagues in the House ofRepresentatives on Wednesday, June 13th to pass legislation authorizing spending onenvironmental programs. The bill, H.4599, also known as the Environmental Bond Bill,authorizes over a billion dollars in funding to protect against the impacts of climate change andconserve natural resources. The funding and policy proposed in this legislation will reach everycorner of the Commonwealth, from coastal infrastructure to agricultural preservation. The BondBill also invests in water and air quality protection, municipal vulnerability preparedness grants,and an electric vehicle incentive program. These are critical steps to making Massachusetts aleader in global climate change solutions, and to preserving our community’s natural assets forgenerations to come.“Climate change and sea level rise are urgent issues that my community faces,” saidRepresentative Meschino. “I was proud to collaborate with my colleagues to ensure that the statewill be able to allocate the necessary . . . Read More