After intense blowback to a draft House bill to weaken the state’s 2030 clean energy target, the chamber’s budget chief says the topic is on hold until next year.

Most of what customers now pay each month no longer goes toward fuel, but toward rebuilding and maintaining a gas network that is larger than is necessary to meet future needs.

At a moment when President Trump is dismantling federal climate policy, this bill would do the work for him. It would abandon our 2030 emissions targets, gut our most effective programs, and lock Massachusetts into the very fossil fuel dependence that has driven today’s affordability crisis.

Yes, we know there's a LOT going on right now--a lot to be angry about. Want to channel some of that anger into action? Read the message we sent out over the weekend (posted below) and then make some calls and write some emails--TODAY. Thank you! vist.ly/4dpuw

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.

**BOSTON SAYS NO KINGS!**We’re wicked pissed. Wicked loud. Wicked united.Join us Saturday, October 18, as we take to the Parade Grounds of Boston Common!We’re standing together against the abuses of power, cruelty, and corruption of this Regime and saying with one voice — wicked loud —: **“America has No Kings!”****Freedom isn't free -- neither are protests. Please help us raise funds for this event by [donating here](https://givebutter.com/nokingsboston).**Boston, we can’t stand by. We won’t back down.We will be at the Parade Grounds of Boston Common (Beacon & Charles St), a historic ground for resistance and assembly, we will show what organized, peaceful, nonviolent people power looks like.Peaceful? Absolutely. Passive? Never.Join the [ACLU of Massachusetts](https://www.aclum.org/), [Indivisible Mass Coalition](https://indivisible-ma.org), [Mass 50501](http://mass50501.org), and partners from across the pro-democracy and pro-worker movement as we rise together. This is not a typical rally: learn how to get involved locally at our action tables, participate in creative resistance and enjoy entertainment on our main stage.Boston is the birthplace of the American Revolution. No Kings is about defending that legacy — and stopping tyranny and authoritarianism in its tracks. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to us, the people. 💪 **The power is in our hands.** **OUR CALLS TO ACTION:**1. _Protect our immigrant neighbors who are being profiled, threatened, and kidnapped._ Join a community ICE watch group so agents know we are watching them, volunteer to assist with vital mutual aid, bond and legal needs, and stand out in solidarity at ICE offices. More information from organizations, including [LUCE](https://www.lucemass.org/), [MIRA](https://miracoalition.org/), [BIJAN](https://www.beyondbondboston.org/), and [Bearing Witness](https://indivisible-ma.org/bearing-witness-at-ice/) @ ICE in Burlington.2. _Fight with your dollars:_ Hit them where it hurts by boycotting corporations and billionaires that are doing Trump’s bidding. Don’t check out at the checkout; patriotic dissent happens everywhere! 3. _Hold your Reps accountable:_ Keep the pressure on and keep calling them out. Use the 5Calls app. Email and show up at their offices. If they can’t fix this, we’ll find others who will._A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events._

Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

Eventbrite - House Committee on Climate Action & Sustainability presents Sustainability Day at the State House - Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA. Find event and ticket information.

## On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’s passing, we’re taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble. In Boston, we’re doing our part.From voter suppression bills like the SAVE Act to the criminalization of protest, the Trump administration is launching a full-scale attack on our civil and human rights. But we know the truth: in America, the power lies with the people, and we’re rising to prove it.Bring your signs showing support for voting rights, free and fair elections, the civil rights of our Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and transgender communities, the end of ICE raids, and opposition to the would-be king!### 4:30 PM: Gather at Copley Square### 5 PM: March to Boston Common, Liberty Mall### 6 PM: Rally starts at Liberty Mall (Corner of Beacon and Park)This is more than a protest; it’s a moral reckoning. A continuation of the movement Lewis helped lead, and a new front in the struggle for freedom. And part of that movement is mutual aid. ** Please bring donations for CHNA 9's youth council to hand out to the homeless in Boston and Eastern MA. They need:**- Unused lightweight medical supplies- Socks - Individual snacks### Help make Good Trouble Lives On a success: [donate here!](https://secure.actblue.com/donate/goodtroublemass)The Boston “Good Trouble Lives On” march and rally is organized by a coalition including [ACLU-MA](https://www.aclum.org/), [Boston Indivisible](https://www.bindivisible.org/), [Embrace Boston](https://www.embraceboston.org/), [Good Trouble Brass Band](https://www.goodtroublebrassband.org/), [Indivisible Mass Coalition](http://www.indivisible-ma.org), [Indivisible Somerville](https://www.indivisiblesomerville.org/), [Mass 50501](https://www.mass50501.org/), [Mass AFL-CIO](https://massaflcio.org/), [Swing Blue Alliance](https://swingbluealliance.org/), [The New Democracy Coalition](https://www.thenewdemocracycoalition.com/), and [UU Mass Action](https://www.uumassaction.org/)._Please note: A core principle behind our Good Trouble Lives On and all Mass 50501 actions is a commitment to nonviolence in all we do. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values._