HEET press mentions and awards before 2018.
Awards
- 2017—Hero: Every Town Needs A Squeaky Leak Project
- 2016—Mass Energy Energy Leadership Award 2016
- 2011—New Generation Energy Person of the Year
- 2010—EPA Regional Environmental Merit Award
- 2009—City of Cambridge GoGreen Award
- 2009—Mass Climate Action Network Climate Superstar Award
HEET in the News
Legislature Deals with Gas Leaks – The Boston Guardian, Jul. 2018
In An Unlikely Partnership, Local Environmentalists And Utilities Work Together To Reduce Gas Leaks – WGBH radio, Nov., 2017
There’s a New Tool in the Fight to Seal the State’s Gas Leaks – Boston Globe, Oct. 2017
Council Ordinance Works to Eliminate Gas Leaks in Boston – Beacon Hill Times, Jan. 2017
Senator Warren Praises HEET – South Coast Today, Nov. 2016
Tens of thousands of gas leaks across the state: WCVB-TV Boston – 8/2016
New pipe could help curb gas leaks: Commonwealth – 7/2016
City councilors propose ordinance to fix Boston’s gas leaks: Fox25 – 7/2016
Legislation may force utilities to fix gas leaks quicker: Boston Globe – 6/2016
Boston City Councilor Proposes Crack Down on Utility Companies: NECN – 6/2016
Missing gas leaks raising questions: Boston Globe – 6/2016
Utilities under pressure to fix leaky pipes: Jacksonville Progress – 12/2015
Gas leak survey seeks to improve communication, expedite repairs: WickedLocal Westwood – 12/2015
Dozens of unrepaired gas leaks in town: EnergySolutions – 11/2015
Advocates hold birthday party for 30-year-old gas leak – Boston Globe, Sept. 2015
The Environmental Impact of Natural Gas Leaks: CommTank – 9/2015
Cry at Council hearing: Let’s deal with gas leaks in city – right now: Dorchester Reporter – 9/2015
Natural Gas Leaks Plaguing the U.S.: Viable Climate – 9/2015
Hundreds of natural gas leaks found in Attleboro area:ABC6 WLNE-TV – 8/2015
Mapping the Invisible: To Find Your Local Natural Gas Leak, Just Zoom In: Inside Climate News – 8/2015
Project reveals 20,000 leaks in Mass. gas lines Boston Globe – 8/2015
Statewide Analysis Uncovers Leaky Mass. Gas Lines: Radio Boston – 8/2015
Hidden danger, cost of gas leaks in Massachusetts: WCVB-TV Boston – 8/2015
Survey finds over 200 natural gas leaks in Attleboro area: Sun Chronicle – 8/2015
Decades-old pipelines leak natural gas across MA: WWLP-22News – 8/2015
Report: Massachusetts riddled with natural gas leaks: Boston Herald – 8/2015
Report: Massachusetts riddled with natural gas leaks FuelFix– 8/2015
20k gas leaks in Mass., report finds: Fox 25 – 8/2015
Thousands of natural gas leaks in state go unrepaired: Enterprise News – 8/2015
Thousands of natural gas leaks in state go unrepaired: Patriot Ledger – 8/2015
Thousands of Mass. gas leaks poison environment, kill trees: The Washington Times – 8/2015
Op-Ed Articles
Gas leaks continue to spark uproar among residents: The Boston Sun – 8/2016
Utilities should be on the hook for cost of leaks: Boston Globe – 61/2016
State’s natural gas system is moving in the right direction: Boston Globe – 6/2016
20,000 Gas Leaks Cost Consumers And Speed Climate Change: WGBH – 5/2016
Natural gas leaks in region need to be addressed: Guest viewpoint: MassLive – 5/2016
We don’t need Kinder Morgan’s pipeline: Commonwealth – 9/2015
Gas leaks worsen health in cities: Boston Globe – 8/2015
No gas line expansion till repairs are made: Cape Cod Times – 8/2015
More must be done to protect environment, ratepayers: Boston Globe – 8/2015
Fix leaks before building new pipelines: Boston Globe – 8/2015
Pipeline caution best course of action: Boston Globe – 8/2015
Local Impact: HEET Gas Leak Maps
Andover: Andover Patch – 8/2015
Arlington: Arlington Patch – 8/2015
Attleboro: ABC6 WLNE-TV – 8/2015
Belmont: Belmont Patch – 8/2015
Beverly: Beverly Patch –8/2015
Boston: North End Patch –8/2015
Boston: South End Patch – 8/2015
Brockton: The Enterprise – 7/12/2016
Brookline: WickedLocal Brookline – 8/2016
Burlington: Burlington Patch –8/2015
Cambridge: WickedLocal Cambridge – 5/2016
Canton: Canton Patch – 8/2015
Charlestown: Charlestown Patch –8/2015
Cohasset: WickedLocal Cohasset – 12/2015
Falmouth: The Falmouth Enterprise – 8/2015
Foxborough: Foxborough Patch – 8/2015
Lexington: WickedLocal Lexington – 8/2015
Lexington: Lexington Patch – 8/2015
Marblehead: Marblehead Patch –8/2015
Marion. Mattapoisset: Sippican VillageSoup – 8/2015
Medford: Medford Patch – 8/2015
Medford: Inside Medford – 8/2015
Milford: Milford Patch – 8/2015
Milton: Milton Patch – 8/2015
Natick: Natick Patch – 8/2015
Needham: Needham Patch – 8/2015
Newton: Newton Patch – 8/2015
Sharon: Sharon Patch – 8/2015
Somerville: Somerville Patch – 8/2015
Stoughton: Stoughton Patch – 8/2015
Swampscott: WickedLocal Swampscott – 9/2015
Tewksbury: Tewksbury Patch – 8/2015
Wakefield: Wakefield Patch – 8/2015
Watertown: WickedLocal Watertown – 9/2015
Wayland: Wayland Patch – 8/2015
Wayland & Weston: WickedLocal Wayland – 9/2015
Weymouth: Weymouth Patch – 8/2015
Wilmington: Wilmington Patch – 8/2015
Winchester: Winchester Patch – 8/2015
West Roxbury: West Roxbury Patch – 8/2015
Woburn: Woburn Patch – 8/2015
Worcester: Worcester Telegram – 8/2015
Worcester: Worcester Telegram – 5/2016
Worcester: Worcester Business Journal – 5/2016
