Environmental groups oppose climate change plans
BOSTON — Environmental groups are urging regulators to reject five-year climate change adaptation proposals from the state’s major utilities, saying the plans don’t go far enough to help the state transition to clean energy.
The state Department Public Utilities is reviewing plans filed by National Grid, Eversource and other natural gas providers detailing steps they plan to take over the next five years to help the state meet its benchmarks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which scientists say are contributing to a warmer planet.
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