BOSTON Disadvantaged minority groups face misinformation and fear a result of the lack of trust in government in the past four years as an additional obstacles in successfully navigating the coronavirus pandemic, advocates told a virtual hearing of the Legislature’s Health Equity Task Force.
Representatives from different organizations and individuals from the public took turns Monday in presenting from home on Zoom or sent in written testimonies for the hearing, adapting to a new normal that adapted to a new normal brought by the pandemic.
Massachusetts is in Phase 2 of the vaccine rollout, with individuals 75 and older eligible as supply from the federal government allows, but there should be plans in place for individuals who might not have government issued-IDs or their papers in order to still receive a vaccine, said Rep. Tackey Chan, D-Quincy.
NEW BEDFORD By 2050, the city of New Bedford aims to be zero waste, use 100% renewable energy, and have thousands more trees planted, according to a climate action and resilience plan Mayor Jon Mitchell released Wednesday.
Just a week after the state released a roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the city released its own roadmap, NB Resilient, to guide not only the city, but also its residents in adapting to climate change and mitigating its impact.
“In the midst of the pandemic, we in New Bedford know that the world goes on. There are other challenges we face, there are other opportunities we must seize – and top among all of them are the threats and opportunities presented by climate change,” Mitchell said in the website s launch video.