A threat to federal climate investment: Highway boondoggles
Too many states are using federal infrastructure funding to double down on wasteful, harmful highway construction and expansion.
Biking, walking & transit
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Massachusetts needs world-class public transit
Electric school buses can clean up our energy and transportation systems
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Electric buses may be coming to a city near you
MASSPIRG’s 2023-2024 Legislative Agenda
Governor Healey hits the ground running on transit, open records, and climate change
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Less driving is possible
Green schools guide
MASSPIRG’s 2023-2024 Legislative Priorities
Why privacy matters – even if you’ve got nothing to hide
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What can Congress do?
We’re monitoring federal action and reporting back on whether our elected officials are acting for or against the public interest.
New report: roadmap to transform the Commonwealth’s transportation infrastructure
The current transportation system in Massachusetts has been designed, built and centered around the automobile, and it has become a public health disaster. MASSPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group’s latest report, Transform Transportation, identifies the numerous harmful health impacts caused by the Commonwealth’s car-centric transportation system and provides a three-step roadmap toward a healthier, more sustainable approach to transportation infrastructure.
MASSPIRG’s 2021-2022 Legislative Agenda
MASSPIRG’s mission is to deliver persistent, results-oriented public interest advocacy that protects consumers, preserves the environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, promotes public health and fosters responsive, democratic government. Each legislative session, we work on bills that advance public interest reforms and we collaborate with the chief sponsors and cosponsors to promote them. This session there are hundreds of policies being considered which could safeguard public health, protect consumers in the marketplace, transform our energy and transportation systems, reduce waste, remove toxic threats, curb wasteful spending, revitalize our democracy, and protect our environment. Click here to see our selected state priorities from our legislative agenda for the 2021-2022 session.
New report provides recommendations for advancing regional transit across Massachusetts
A new report released today outlines the challenges facing regional public transit riders all across Massachusetts, and recommends specific actions for the State Legislature and Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) to ensure that public transportation helps the Bay State recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. This timely report, Increasing Regional Transit Accessibility Across the Commonwealth, was published by MASSPIRG Education Fund, Transportation For Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Public Health Association, and Conservation Law Foundation.
Should public transit be free for Bay Staters?
Is it time to rethink how we pay for public transportation?