City Council looks at energy reporting for residential rentals
The City Council is looking at ways to collect energy use data from residents, including those with single-family homes. On Wednesday, the Public Facilities Committee [...]
Column: Newton’s climate is changing, and our plants are changing with it
Newton has been bursting into color the past few weeks as plants come into flower. Cherry and magnolia trees are covered in pink flowers, and [...]
Snapshots: Earth Day Festival at Zervas
Newton's Earth Day Festival on Sunday showed the power of Earth and climate as the day brought a little sun, a little rain, lots of [...]
After years of confusion, neighbors call for clarity with groundwater contamination
“We have lots of people here today. I see faces, I see concern,” Janet Connolly of the environmental consulting firm Arcadis said as she greeted [...]
Column: Newton’s Webster Woods teaches us the value of forests
If you’ve taken a stroll through Newton’s Webster Woods or Houghton Garden over the past few years, you might have noticed subtle signs of technology [...]
Newton Energy Commission launches survey to understand barriers to home electrification
The city of Newton aims to become carbon neutral by 2050, but reaching that goal will require transforming nearly 25,000 homes into fully electric households. [...]
Newton Farm Commission plans to combat food insecurity
The Newton Farm Commission met Thursday evening to address potential updates to its founding ordinance, ongoing financial progress, and the close of the farming season. [...]
Snapshots: Smashing pumpkins at Newton City Hall
It's been an intense year for many. And there's something about eviscerating a pumpkin that helps get that stress out. Green Newton, in partnership with [...]
Amid federal cuts, legislators push for transition to clean energy
State legislators and Newton officials are encouraging residents to participate in sustainability programs to reach the commonwealth’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, following recent [...]
One of Congress’s most committed conservation crusaders was a Newtonian
Have you enjoyed the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire or the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont? If so, you have a Newtonian [...]
Newton North student takes on food waste in schools
Cindy Qiao, a rising senior at Newton North High School and member of the school’s varsity volleyball and tennis team, is rolling out a new [...]
Why Newton can’t reach its 2050 carbon neutrality goal if residents don’t get involved
Newton’s first Climate Action Plan expires this year, and its results reveal Newton has made great strides in legislation, but still has a lot to [...]
Ain’t No Sunshine: Trump’s tariffs on steel, aluminum stall Newton’s solar plan
Construction of a solar canopy in the Memorial Spaulding Elementary School parking lot has been halted after Trump’s tariffs caused steel prices to soar. The [...]
Sustainability Department creation met with pushback from Finance Committee
Newton started its journey to sustainability in the 1970s with the creation of the energy engineer position at City Hall, Public Buildings Commissioner Josh Morse [...]
City installing geothermal heating and cooling for new buildings
Newton has been in the midst of a building boom for a couple of years now—renovating and replacing public facilities that have outlived their usefulness [...]