On Monday the State Senate Committee on Ways and Means released their long-awaited 97 page Climate Omnibus bill (S. 2829). Legislators and advocates had just one day to read the bill, draft amendments, and file them before the Tuesday deadline. Now, we need your help to pass Amendments and make sure that the final Senate Climate Omnibus bill adequately addresses the crisis we face.

There are 3 things you can do to advance climate and environmental justice:

1. Send an email to your Senator (Sample below)

2. Call your Senator (Sample below)

3. Submit a Letter to the Editor (LTE guide)

Onwards!

The Planning Team at Mass Power Forward

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SAMPLE EMAIL

TO: Find your Senator's email here or here.

SUBJECT: Urgent Climate and Environmental Justice Amendment Asks for Thursday

Dear Senator NAME,

My name is NAME and I am a constituent at ADDRESS. Happy Juneteenth. I am writing to you regarding the Senate Climate Omnibus bill. I am glad that the bill addresses cumulative impact analysis and brings funding opportunities for intervenors. However, there are some things that need to be addressed through amendments. Will you co-sponsor the following PRIORITIES:

• 116 Accurately Assessing Community Impacts (DiDomenico)

• 100 Improving Outdoor Air Quality (Jehlen)

• 14 Protecting the Commonwealth from Gas Expansion (Gomez)

• 15 Halting the Expansion of Large Gas Pipes (Gomez)

• 16 Protecting the Climate and Ratepayers from Gas Expansion (Gomez)

As well as the following important amendments:

• 31 Commuter Rail Electrification (Crighton)

• 34 Updating MLP Clean Energy Standards (Gomez)

• 35 Limiting Biomass (Gomez)

• 106 Stemming the Expansion of RNG and Hydrogen (Eldridge)

• 28 Zero Carbon Renovation Fund (Gomez)

• 57 Clean Energy Siting and Permitting, Local Option Amendment (Mark)

• 101 Municipal Permit Timing Safety Valve When Awaiting Response (Comerford)

This is important to me because…

Best,

NAME

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SAMPLE PHONE SCRIPT

To make a follow-up phone call, find their phone numbers here or here.

Hello, I’m calling for Senator NAME’s office.

My name is NAME and I am a constituent living at ADDRESS.

I am calling to ask the Senator to co-sponsor several amendments for the Climate Omnibus bill. Do you need a pen to write them down? I’d like my Senator to co-sponsor the following amendments for climate and environmental justice.

Here are our five top priorities:

• 116 Accurately Assessing Community Impacts (DiDomenico)

• 100 Improving Outdoor Air Quality (Jehlen)

• 14 Protecting the Commonwealth from Gas Expansion (Gomez)

• 15 Halting the Expansion of Large Gas Pipes (Gomez)

• 16 Protecting the Climate and Ratepayers from Gas Expansion (Gomez)

As well as the following important amendments:

• 31 Commuter Rail Electrification (Crighton)

• 34 Updating MLP Clean Energy Standards (Gomez)

• 35 Limiting Biomass (Gomez)

• 106 Stemming the Expansion of RNG and Hydrogen (Eldridge)

• 28 Zero Carbon Renovation Fund (Gomez)

• 57 Clean Energy Siting and Permitting, Local Option Amendment (Mark)

• 101 Municipal Permit Timing Safety Valve When Awaiting Response (Comerford)

Thank you and have a nice day.

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Thank you for taking action for climate and environmental justice! Please feel free to email us on how it went. You can check here for progress and follow our Action Guide if you want all this in a google doc.