State Senator for Bedford Carlisle Chelmsford Concord Lincoln Waltham Weston and a large part of Lexington. Senate Chair of the Committee on Energy.
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11 Jul 2025
MA Legislature to gas utilities: Good news. We've ended the anti-competitive tilt towards natural gas in MA law. Your "obligation to serve" only fossil fuel is over. commonwealthbeacon.org/energ… via @cwbeacon
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
1 Nov 2023
Ambitious infrastructure is often top-down, but this one was different. The vision for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail emerged from the grassroots and was nurtured and brought along by local government. This is what federal and state officials love to see.
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
31 Oct 2023
I was proud to help open the newest section of the Bruce Freeman rail trail today, connecting Concord and Acton. Thanks to #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw funding, this project will pave trails and build bridges for families across the region to enjoy, including my own!
ALT Rep. Trahan stands with state and local leaders with a check for the Towns of Acton and Concord.
ALT Rep. Trahan speaks at a podium with a check for the Towns of Acton and Concord.
ALT Rep. Trahan stands with state and local leaders as they prepare to cut ribbon and open a new section of the Bruce Freeman rail trail.
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
27 Oct 2023
Hadn’t done this before: Drove a new EV -- a Kia EV6 -- 392 miles north, through rural New England and Canada, to Quebec City. Joined my colleagues @WBrownsberger, @staterepmike, and @mikeday4rep for two days of climate policy talks with our counterparts in the provincial assembly to discuss green innovation, Quebec hydro, and Quebec-California cap and trade.
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
24 Oct 2023
Plastics, and waste reduction in general, has been an orphan. We just haven’t managed to acknowledge that reducing waste and reducing plastic is critical to reducing emissions. bostonglobe.com/2023/10/18/s…
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
20 Oct 2023
Big turnout at the Lincoln Commons, where I spoke with constituents concerned about climate change. We covered topics like implementation of the 2021 and 2022 landmark climate acts and sustainable aviation.
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
18 Oct 2023
In seriously entertaining a proposal to build multiple new hangars for super-polluting private jets at Hanscom Airfield, MassPort is on the verge of a terrible two-fer: aiding and abetting the warming of the planet, and pandering to the concentration of private wealth.
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
5 Oct 2023
The timing of these grants could not be better, arriving as they do during a time when city and town finances are under stress. (1/3) mass.gov/news/healey-driscol…
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5 Oct 2023
The timing of these grants could not be better, arriving as they do during a time when city and town finances are under stress. (1/3) mass.gov/news/healey-driscol…
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5 Oct 2023
We know the most effective response to climate change is local action. It’s about weatherizing the individual home, business, and municipal building. (2/3)
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5 Oct 2023
Efforts funded by this money will boost efficiency, reduce the amount of energy we consume, and hasten the day when the sources of that energy are all green. (3/3)
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Senator Mike Barrett retweeted
3 Oct 2023
The organization’s Board of Directors is the Big Decider here. So today we send them a plea: It’s not too late to do the right thing. (1/3) commonwealthmagazine.org/env…
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3 Oct 2023
The organization’s Board of Directors is the Big Decider here. So today we send them a plea: It’s not too late to do the right thing. (1/3) commonwealthmagazine.org/env…
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3 Oct 2023
Otherwise, you put MassPort at risk of becoming a pariah, a poster child for reckless disregard of the public interest by a governmental body. If 27 -- or 18 -- or just a dozen -- of these hangars get built, the agency will never come back from the reputational damage. (2/3)
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3 Oct 2023
Going ahead would be an unforced error, one of the greatest ones in modern Massachusetts public policy. (3/3)
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