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Natick now officially a Climate Leader Community

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The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has certified the first group of Climate Leader Communities, and Natick is among them.

These 19 municipalities are eligible to apply for some $1.15M in grants for emissions reduction projects.

Climate Leader Communities is the follow-up to the Green Communities program enacted in 2010 and of which Natick was a founding member.The town has benefitted greatly from being a Green Communities participant, with $2M-plus in grants.

From left to right, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll; Vice Chair of Natick’s Net Zero Committee, David Landman; Jillian Wilson Martin, Natick Sustainability Director; DOER Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony.

More: Natick on track for designation as Climate Leader—and that could mean more grants (December, 2024)

SPEAKING OF GRANTS: As a member of the non-profit Tiny News Collective, Natick Report is now eligible for grants via your tax-deductible donations.

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