UMass Amherst Sets Goals To "Green" The Campus

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published April 22, 2013 at 12:58 PM EDT

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy has endorsed ambitious goals for “greening” the flagship campus. An environmental advisory committee has released an updated Climate Action Plan. It calls for the campus to reach what is known as carbon neutrality by 2050. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Ezra Small, the campus sustainability coordinator.

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