The city council in Northampton, Massachusetts, has greenlit several green-minded efforts for the city’s school district – all building toward the city’s carbon neutrality goals.
Through a special fund and borrowing, the projects will cost about $12 million – with most of it going toward a geothermal heating system for Northampton High School.
The projects received unanimous approval from the city’s school committee – but the council needed a special meeting to get them across the finish line.
WAMC’s Samantha Simmons spoke with Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos about the development.
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This story originally aired on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 and is abridged due to time constraints.
