An oasis of sustainability in the center of the campus, the college was designed as a magnet for 2,500 students, 200 teachers and administrative staff and the community.
Financial District and Seaport section plan of city coastal resilience strategy, to include drainage improvements and extension of Manhattan land up to 200 ft into the river, could cost $5 billion or more.
Final pact signed by 197 countries in Glasgow, Scotland was weaker on coal and other fossil fuels than many activists and nations wanted, but key steps such as a global carbon trading market and guidelines to finance climate adaptation were taken to cut emissions.
In Nov. 10 letter to a US Army chief, environmental groups want Corps of Engineers to change its approach to flood risk projects amid climate change-fueled sea level rise and intense weather events.
UMass Chan Medical School is betting big on geothermal heating and cooling to slash the greenhouse gas emissions from the newest addition to its Worcester campus, a $325 million research and education complex.