Can this DPW yard help save the planet?
Maldenâs plan to create a waterfront park at the cityâs public works department is just one way local communities are taking aim at climate change
By John Laidler Globe Correspondent,Updated February 19, 2021, 2:43 p.m.
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Members of the team working to convert part of a DPW yard in Malden into a waterfront park gather at the site. From left: Kathy Vandiver, Marie Law Adams, Evan Spetrini, Amber Christoffersen, Marcia Manong, and Karen Buck.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Malden is advancing plans to create a new waterfront park within its public works yard to help protect the city against flooding, extreme heat, and other future effects of climate change.
Malden awarded grant to address climate change
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Malden is among the 11 cities and towns across Greater Boston that soon will put more than $1 million to work addressing climate change through local projects, due to a new round of grant funding recently announced.
The program, “Accelerating Climate Resiliency,” gave more than $700,000 in the latest round of funding, part of a partnership between the Barr Foundation and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in Boston.
Grants awards will go to the Beverly Strategic Tree Planting Initiative, the Charles River Floating Wetland Expansion in Cambridge, the Canton Resilience @ Home project, the Chelsea “Neighborhood Grid” Energy Resilience effort, the Framingham Lake Waushakum Resiliency Design, the Malden River Works project for Waterfront Equity and Resilience, Growing Food and Social Resilience in Natick, Solutions to Build a Heat-Healthy Community in Somerville, Development Regulations for Climate Resili
Greater Boston cities to receive Accelerating Climate Resiliency grants
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Massachusetts recently announced that 11 cities and towns across Greater Boston will be receiving $1 million for local environmental projects after the newest round of grants announced during the week of Dec. 14.
The program, “Accelerating Climate Resiliency,” gave more than $700,000 in the latest round of funding, part of a partnership between The Barr Foundation and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in Boston.
Grants awards will go to the Beverly Strategic Tree Planting Initiative; the Charles River Floating Wetland Expansion in Cambridge; the Canton Resilience @ Home project; the Chelsea ‘Neighborhood Grid’ Energy Resilience effort; the Framingham Lake Waushakum Resiliency Design; the Malden River Works project for Waterfront Equity and Resilience; Growing Food and Social Resilience in Natick; Solutions to Build a Heat-Healthy Community in Somerville; Development Regulations