Recording and Materials Now Available, Fighting for Air Webinar

Access webinar materials from the June 25, 2025 webinar, Fighting for Air: Updates on the proposed biomass plant in Springfield:

• Recording
• Slides

This webinar featured:

• State Senator Adam Gomez
• Attorney Michael Fenton, Springfield City Council President
• Rusty Polsgrove, Associate Director, Arise for Social Justice
• Dr. Matthew Sadof, pediatrician, Baystate Health
• Sarita Hudson, Senior Director of Strategy and Development, Public Health Institute of Western MA

Learn more about the bills discussed in the webinar:

• An Act to remove woody biomass from the greenhouse gas emissions standard for municipal lighting plants
• An Act limiting the eligibility of woody biomass as an alternative energy supply

Written testimony can be submitted via email to Benjamin Minerva at Ben.Minerva@masenate.gov and Caleb Oakes at Caleb.Oakes@mahouse.gov. When submitting written testimony, please send it as an attachment and use the following document title format: Bill# - Your Organization’s Name – Support/Oppose.

View some of the media coverage of the event:

• Webinar held to address possible Springfield biomass plant, Western Mass News, 6/25/25
• Battle over proposed Springfield biomass plant rages on, New England Public Media, 6/26/25
• Foes, officials won’t shrink from fight to keep ‘Frankenstein’ plant out of city, The Republican, 6/26/25