Massachusetts weighs Democrat-backed bill that would scale back climate goals

Published November 14, 2025 4:16pm ET



Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that environmentalist critics say would dramatically weaken the commonwealth’s goals for limiting climate change, undoing years of work on policies aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions. 

This bill was put forth by Democratic state Rep. Mark Cusack earlier this month with the intention of controlling soaring energy prices while also taking a realistic look at the state’s emissions reduction goals. 

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