Some Somerville residents and city officials want utility companies to stop replacing natural gas pipes and repair them instead, in hopes of eventually getting rid of them altogether.
The Somerville Public Utilities and Public Works Committee, a subcommittee of the Somerville City Council, heard a presentation this week from an anti-climate-change activist, who argued for encouraging what he called "non-gas-pipeline alternatives" (at 11:30 of the video of the meeting).
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey doubled down Monday on maintaining privacy for her and her family, after her administration reportedly refused to disclose where she went when she left the state for four days last month.
