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Mayor Michelle Wu smiles at the crowd before giving her city address at MGM Music Hall at Fenway March 19. Wu officially announced that she would be running for reelection at the Cyclorama Building at South End April 5. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Wu formally announces reelection campaign amidst broad support

Will Fuller April 9, 2025

Mayor Michelle Wu officially launched her reelection campaign April 5, delivering a speech at the Cyclorama Building at South End. In the speech, Wu reflected on being in the Cyclorama — the same...

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Extinction Rebellion holds its annual Earth Day protest in Boston

Macie Parker April 28, 2023
Extinction Rebellion, an international movement to protest climate change, gathered 300 people for their Earth Day Protest on Friday to protest the building of new fossil fuel infrastructure in Massachusetts.
The New England Aquarium.

New England Aquarium works with Biden Administration to enact new Ocean Climate Action Plan

Macie Parker March 31, 2023
The Biden Administration released the first Ocean Climate Action Plan, focused on ocean-based solutions to combat climate change. On March 21, the New England Aquarium released a statement that said it would work with the Administration to acknowledge and use these solutions in Massachusetts.
Mayor Michelle Wu

Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2022 Initiatives

Bella Ramirez June 7, 2022
See the FreeP's interactive timeline overviewing Wu's efforts for housing, race, transportation and climate.
The Boston University Initiative on Cities and Institute for Sustainable Energy held a virtual panel Tuesday to discuss the research behind equitable climate action plans in cities throughout the United States. COURTESY OF BU INITIATIVE ON CITIES

Experts talked justice, its role in climate planning at ISE event

Emily Pauls December 8, 2021
"Justice in Urban Climate Plans: How and Where Cities Are Integrating Equity and Climate" was hosted on Zoom this Tuesday.
Climate Justice poster

BU climate-focused organizations emphasize importance of action beyond Earth Day

Yiran Yu April 23, 2021
Sustainability came to the forefront of BU discussions this Earth Day.
In a Friday webinar hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, experts discussed the impact of COVID-19 on climate action urgency. CAMERON MORSBERGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Scientists look into equitable future for sustainability, climate action

Anuj Sawhney September 30, 2020
Lives around the globe have been transformed by COVID-19, and are now further complicated by worsening climate change. What consequences does the pandemic have on climate-related equity and policy planning?
Divest BU activism liaison Masha Vernik speaks at Divest BU’s National Campus Day of Action at Marsh Chapel Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

DivestBU rallies to urge Board of Trustees to adopt climate action plan

Isabel Owens November 16, 2017

DivestBU urged the Boston University Board of Trustees to adopt BU Bold — a version of the Climate Action Plan advocating that BU shift entirely to renewable energy by 2040 — at a rally Wednesday...

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