Dossier
Regina LaRocque
Coverage of Regina LaRocque in the Nexus archive.
- Healing or harming? Boston hospitals struggle with emissions.
Boston hospitals in the Longwood Medical Area rely on the fossil-fuel-powered Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP), which is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions linked to respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses. Despite Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, hospitals face challenges due to limited control over MATEP's operations.