“Gas companies reported 32,877 gas leaks across Massachusetts in 2018, according to a new report from the Department of Public Utilities, a consequence of an aging system that a leading advocate says remains inherently unsafe.‘It’s pretty much the same year after year,’ said Audrey Schulman, co-executive director of HEET, a Cambridge-based energy efficiency nonprofit that maps gas leaks across the state. ‘That’s a demonstration that we’ve got an aging infrastructure that is unsafe.'”‍

Connecticut environmentalists say a bill that could revolutionize the way homes are heated and cooled is looking up. Canary Media reported that HB 6929 would create grant and loan programs to support the development of geothermal networks. These networks act similarly to traditional heat pumps, except that instead of harnessing heat from the outside air, they harness heat from the earth.