Amy Sokolow, Boston Herald

Amy Sokolow

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  • The Lowell Sun
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Past articles by Amy:

U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry stops by MIT to deliver urgent message on climate change

John Kerry, the country’s first climate envoy, stopped by his home state, where he warned of the dangers of political polarization standing in the way of climate change. → Read More

Massachusetts Senate passes climate bill to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

The bill, called the Drive Act, tackles three primary sectors: clean energy, transportation and buildings, while two additional bills handle home oil spills and open spaces protections. → Read More

Baker administration officials share targets for 2025, 2030 climate plans

Baker administration officials shared aggressive targets to meet the state’s 2025, 2030 and 2050 energy goals. → Read More

Massachusetts Senate passes sweeping pot reform bill

The Massachusetts Senate passed a sweeping cannabis bill that aims to clarify some terms of a ballot initiative first passed by voters in 2016, while promoting equity in the industry. → Read More

Baker administration pours resources into COVID-19 rapid tests, vaccines

The Baker administration made moves to equitably distribute resources to combat COVID-19 for communities that need it most, including rapid tests and vaccines, as cases creep back up in Massachuset… → Read More

Shannon Liss-Riordan challenges AG candidates to climate-focused debate, Campbell resists

“We can all agree on the urgency of this issue,” said Liss-Riordan. → Read More

Brigham and Women’s doctor invites Ukrainian students to work at his lab, asks others to follow

Dr. Jeff Karp, a doctor and researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, saw a LinkedIn post from a former colleague inviting Ukrainian medical students to intern in her U.K.-based lab amid the Russian invasion of the country. That gave him an idea. → Read More

FDA OKs additional COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and up

The recommendation comes on the heels of a study of Israeli health care workers who received an additional dose during the height of the omicron variant outbreak there. → Read More

Pot cafes could soon be coming to Massachusetts

“The intent of the initiative that was passed by voters was to allow these, dependent upon the vote of the people of a community,” said Jim Borghesani, spokesperson for the 2016 ballot question to bring recreational marijuana to Massachusetts, and a consultant for the cannabis industry. → Read More

Pot cafes could soon be coming to Massachusetts

“The intent of the initiative that was passed by voters was to allow these, dependent upon the vote of the people of a community,” said Jim Borghesani, spokesperson for the 2016 ballot question to bring recreational marijuana to Massachusetts, and a consultant for the cannabis industry. → Read More

Boston residents want to become notaries, DJs, according to Google

A historic number of Americans changed their jobs in the COVID era, dubbed the “Great Resignation”-- in Massachusetts, 89,000 residents quit their jobs in November 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. As these career moves have occurred, Google has begun spotting regional trends in the jobs people want. → Read More

New study touts pilot-to-permanent bus programs in Everett, Cambridge/Watertown, Everett

Although the pandemic has cut down on public transit ridership overall, bus ridership is still relatively strong. A new study from the local think tank the Pioneer Institute found that improved bus infrastructure proved popular for bus riders and municipalities alike after three pilot programs. → Read More

‘He will be going home’: Governor’s Council strikes optimistic tone on commutation of William Allen

William Allen has been incarcerated for 27 years, after an accomplice to a Brockton armed robbery murdered the apartment’s occupant, Purvis Bester. After his commutation hearing Wednesday, it’s looking increasingly likely that he’ll be a free man. → Read More

Massachusetts couples pay the highest percentage of income in taxes in the country, report says

“The biggest takeaway for me was just how vast the spread can be across the country,” said Josh Koebert, who authored the study on FinanceBuzz.com, in an email. → Read More

Black restaurant owners call on Massachusetts Legislature for more dough

On the morning of the first day of Black History Month, Black restaurant owners gathered on the State House steps to both honor their successes and ask for more help from the Legislature as restaurants continue to struggle. → Read More

Check out these Black-owned restaurants in Boston

If you’d like to support your local Black-owned restaurant in honor of Black History Month, here’s a non-exhaustive list of some of Boston’s spots: → Read More

Petition to keep Tufts Children’s Hospital afloat garners 30,000 signatures

“It's 41 beds in one hospital, and they have multiple, multiple hospitals, these guys, and multiple multiple sources of revenue,” said Tim O’Connell, who wrote the petition, of parent company Wellforce. “To go after a tiny 41 bedroom unit that takes care of kids– that should not be on the table.” → Read More

‘Our plates are full’: Tufts Children’s Hospital closure leaves patients in the lurch

“She had the best six months she could have possibly had before she passed,” Grogan said of her 12-year-old’s experience at the hospital. “She loved that place for honoring her and recognizing her as a really strong young woman who'd been through hell.” → Read More

Pols visit Salem site of future offshore wind port

Beacon Hill heavyweights made their way to Salem ahead of this weekend’s Nor’easter to tour the site of a future offshore wind marshaling site proposed in the city’s wharf area. → Read More

New England supply chain experts decry staffing shortages, call for gov to cut ‘red tape’

“A benefit that has come from this crisis is that people's IQ on the supply chain has gone up dramatically,” said Mike Meyran, the port director of the Massachusetts Port Authority at a New England Council roundtable on the topic. “There's a much greater appreciation for the supply chain and how it affects our economy.” → Read More