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Prof. Jessika Trancik speaks with Jesse Remedios of WBUR about her new study that identifies locations where electric vehicle charging stations would have the most impact and help increase the adoption of electric vehicles. “It s important to make sure that chargers are placed where people can charge without having to delay their activities,” Trancik says.
By Jesse Remedios
A coalition of local political leaders, Massachusetts environmental organizations and Boston College alumni filed a complaint December 15 with Massachusetts Attorney General Healy alleging the university s fossil fuel investments violate state law.
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The complainants argue that, as managers of a non-profit educational institution, Boston College s trustees are bound by state law to promote the well-being of students and advance the school s mission of building a just society, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by BU News Service. But investing in the fossil fuel industry, they say, damages the world s natural systems, harms vulnerable communities and imperils the university s financial and physical well-being.