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  Events, Updates, News, and more! March 2026 As we continue to dig ourselves out of the record snow from the past month, climate policy and action around the state certainly hasn't slowed down. Last week brought a flurry of activity in the energy policy world, with the release of a revised energy bill moving through the State House. In just a few days we were able to get hundreds of messages sent to state Representatives, and turned out a mighty crew in person at the statehouse! Keep reading to see the full update:  Energy Policy: The Good, the Bad, and What Comes Next Sierra Club volunteers, partners, and allies at the Statehouse last Thursday.  Last week, the MA House of Representatives passed H.5151, the revised bill on Energy “Affordability”, Clean Power, and Economic Competitiveness.  The 100-page House bill was released and through the Ways and Means Committee with a short vote window, just 45 minutes on Tuesday morning, before going to a full floor vote on Th...

  ADVERTISEMENT New from  CommonWealth Beacon EVERETT:   Everett’s new mayor, who is just settling into office, is now tasked with implementing a  flurry of major development deals  put into motion as his predecessor was heading out the door. Hallie Claflin has the details. NOEM:   Gov. Maura Healey is calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem  to resign following  deadly clashes with federal immigration officials in Minnesota. Sam Drysdale at State House News Service explains. OPINION:  A Massachusetts data privacy bill under consideration in the Legislature would  hamstring local businesses  by installing undue restrictions on data collection, writes Shaun Spencer, associate dean for academic affairs and a professor of law at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth School of Law .   Mass. Sierra Club takes unprecedented step to call for removal of House energy chair   January 27, 2026 By  Jordan Wolman If Rep. Mark...