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By DARCY DUMONT

 In the last month, Amherst officials have been inviting the public to weigh in on downtown design standards.Listening and visioning sessions were held and a survey was made available to residents. Because an Amherst downtown of the future will have...

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Have you ever thought about the risks from climate change before buying a home? Or climate risks related to your current home?Does your home or one you are considering purchasing sit in or near a flood plain? Is it near the coast and projected to be...

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It may seem odd not to address the expected reversal of progress on climate and what that will mean at home and abroad, but pardon me while I take a breath. My latest thought is to simply to keep moving in a positive direction, doing whatever we can...

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Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part column. The second part will appear in the Nov. 8, 2019 edition of the Bulletin.The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report makes it clear that we must cut our emissions 50% by 2030...

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Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part column. The first part ran in the Oct. 10, 2019 edition of the Bulletin. What follows is a vision of Amherst in 2030, when there is widespread support for “the new paradigm” of green living.It’s 2030 in...

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There’s a whole lot happening this month on the climate action front in Amherst, most notably a unanimous vote by the Town Council requesting action by the town manager on the current waste reduction bylaw proposal and resident information sessions...

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Conceived as a means to significantly reduce waste and resident costs in Amherst, the townwide waste hauler bylaw proposal is moving forward after several years of wheel-spinning.In 2020, the Department of Public Works received a technical assistance...

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Action on climate has been accelerating in the last year in Massachusetts municipalities. I wrote about leading municipalities in this column back in March 2021, and in other columns focusing on Northampton and on Ithaca, New York.Much has happened...