In the wake of the hottest summer ever recorded, climate change action heats up in Massachusetts

<p>Climate change turned up the heat this summer — the sweltering temperatures in August and September were the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-summer-2023-hottest-on-record/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hottest since global records began in 1880</a>.</p> <p>Meanwhile, two significant efforts to fight climate change are taking root. In a <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/04/business/new-england-states-wind-farms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first of its kind agreement</a>, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut are working together to build more offshore wind farms.</p> <p>Plus, an $11 million grant will help Boston expand its <a href="https://caughtindot.com/city-of-boston-announces-11m-grant-to-enhance-bostons-tree-canopy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tree canopy</a> especially in areas where trees are scarce.</p> <p>That and more on our Environmental News Roundtable.</p> <p><strong>GUESTS</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Gaurab Basu,</strong> director of education and policy at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health</p> <p><strong>Beth Daley</strong>, executive editor and general manager of The Conversation, U.S.</p> <p><strong>Sam Payne,</strong> digital development manager and communications specialist for Better Future Project, a Massachusetts-based grassroots climate action organization</p>