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May 12, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Quincy City Council Unanimously Supports Resolution to Make Polluters Pay

For press inquiries, please contact Campaign Co-Lead Dan Zackin at [email protected]. PRESS RELEASE: Quincy City Council Unanimously Supports Resolution to Make Polluters Pay House Speaker Mariano’s Hometown Urges Urgent Funding...

Apr 21, 2026

How the State House Killed the Climate Superfund

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Last November, Senator Becca Rausch—Senate Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (ENR)

Feb 02, 2026

Polluters Pay Perspectives: A Conversation with Dr. Susan Racine

Today’s blog post features an interview with Dr. Susan Racine, a former primary care physician, longtime climate advocate, and Co-Chair of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility. In...

Jan 20, 2026

Polluters Pay Perspectives: A Conversation with Community Organizer Marissa Zampino

Today’s blog post features an interview with Marissa Zampino, a climate organizer with Mystic River Watershed Association. This interview aims to highlight why climate activists like Marissa stand...

Dec 22, 2025

Polluters Pay Perspectives: A Conversation with American Federation of Teachers (AFT) MA Education Policy Director Sarah Wilfred

Today’s blog post features an interview with Sarah Wilfred, Director of Policy at AFT Massachusetts and former teacher in the Boston Public Schools system. This interview aims to...

Dec 08, 2025

Big Oil Claims the Massachusetts Climate Superfund Will Raise Prices at the Pump. Here’s Why It Won’t.

The following is a resource for grassroots activists and allies. For press inquiries, please contact Campaign Co-Lead Dan Zackin at [email protected]. Industry groups, including the...

Nov 20, 2025

Polluters Pay Perspectives: A Conversation with Youth Climate Activist Hannah Markelz

Today’s blog post features an interview with Hannah Markelz, a student activist at University of Massachusetts Amherst, youth organizer with the Sunrise Movement, and intern for 350 Mass....

Nov 18, 2025

Senate MPP Bill Sent To Study – Campaign Reaction

Make Polluters Pay Campaign responds to Senate Environment and Natural Resources Study Order on S.588 Concerning State House Process Denies Commonwealth Communities Crucial Funding...

Nov 05, 2025

Expert Analysis: Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie Submits Testimony in Support of Climate Superfund Legislation

The following is a testimony from Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources in connection with its consideration of H.1014/S.588, “An Act...

Nov 04, 2025

20 Students Come From Across the State To Drop MPP Petitions

Last week, I joined 20 other students from across the state and spanning 6 different colleges in putting aside our classes and commitments and traveling to the front steps of...

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