Arise for Social Justice

The City of Springfield is receiving millions of dollars from the EPA. The grant money is meant for pollution reduction, climate change resilience and a number of other projects.

Environmental activists are keeping up their efforts to block construction of a long-proposed wood-burning power plant in Springfield, Massachusetts. With…

A noted activist in western Massachusetts has died. Michaelann Bewsee spent more than 30 years as a community organizer advocating against poverty and war…

The largest city in western Massachusetts is again considering a ban on single use plastic bags by retailers. This as a growing number of cities and towns…

The longtime executive director of a grassroots anti-poverty organization in western Massachusetts has announced her retirement. Michaelann Bewsee will…

A Massachusetts anti-poverty group is calling for establishing a housing task force in the state’s third-largest city. As the Springfield City Council…

Public input is being sought for a climate action plan for the city of Springfield, Massachusetts. The Springfield Climate Justice Coalition is holding a…

Environmental activists are lobbying city councilors in Springfield to approve a ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores in hopes it will lead to…

Opponents of a proposed wood-burning power plant in Springfield, Massachusetts are weighing their options now that the city’s top health official has…

Opponents of a proposed wood-burning power plant in Springfield, Massachusetts are trying to turn up the pressure on the city’s Public Health Council to…