ACE in the News
Boston Globe: ‘A multimillion dollar complex is being built in Mattapan. Local homeowners ask, why now?’
A recent Globe article covered the fight to protect Black homeowners in Mattapan, near Blue Hill Avenue, who have been accessing legal support through ACE’s EJAN program.
Boston Globe: ‘Despite earlier promises, Beacon Hill moves to cut funding for environmental programs’
A recent Globe article covered the State House efforts to walk back earlier promises around environmental justice, including a quote from Dwaign Tyndal from ACE.
Bay State Banner: Minority, lower-income communities in the Northeast most likely to be in the path of harmful power plant emissions
A recent article has an in-depth analysis of ACE’s recent report on RGGI and local impacts on minority and low-income communities.
Boston Globe: ‘Everyone knows it’s not going to be the same.’ Mass. high court weighs challenge to $325 million White Stadium project.
A recent Globe article covered the Franklin Park stadium and ACE’s legal efforts, through our Environmental Justice Assistance Network, to empower residents to fight its construction.
Bay State Banner: State’s new climate report card earns mixed grades on environmental justice efforts
For Tristan Thomas, director of policy and law at the Roxbury-based nonprofit Alternatives for Community and Environment, which does environmental justice advocacy, the report card’s environmental justice section failed to inspire confidence.
Boston 25 News: Raised concerns as Mass. prepares for first hyperscale data center
“We need to protect ratepayers and community members,” said Tristan Thomas of Alternatives for Community and Environment. Thomas claims hyperscale centers come with a pattern seen nationwide: “When these hyperscale data centers move in, utility bills go up.”