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- All
- Economic Resilience
- Energy Transformation
- Food Security
- Land Use, Natural Resources, and Biodiversity
- MV Commission News
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- Public Health and Safety
- Transportation, Infrastructure, and Waste
Protecting our Floodplains and Wetlands
January 17, 2025
Protecting the Island’s floodplains and wetlands is critical to climate change resilience and public health and safety. Floodplains are so named because they flood in ...
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2024 Accomplishments and 2025 Goals!
January 16, 2025
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) is the regional planning agency for Martha’s Vineyard Island and the Elizabeth Islands (together, comprising the County of Dukes County). ...
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ACE MV is Advancing Green Jobs
December 19, 2024
Alex Bullen Coutts, the Executive Director of ACE MV, joined the organization at a crucial time as it was nearing the end of its third ...
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Climate Change and Tick-Borne Illness
December 19, 2024
The connection between climate change and the rise in tick-borne illnesses, such as Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS), is becoming increasingly evident. Climate change is altering ...
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The Values of Biochar
December 19, 2024
Biochar is a key to climate change resilience. Through an MV Vision Fellowship with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Maggie Craig is investigating the benefits of ...
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Home Insurance and Climate Change
December 19, 2024
The Martha’s Vineyard Times reported last week on what we all know to be true – that “several mainstream providers of home insurance are pulling ...
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Martha’s Vineyard Public Food Forest Plan
December 19, 2024
The MVC has partnered with landscape designer and MV Vision Fellow, Mary Sage Napolitan, to secure a grant through the MA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program ...
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Renewable Energy Career Pathways Lead to Economic Resilience
December 19, 2024
Vineyard Power is working on a few initiatives to encourage career pathways in renewable energy. A sustainable workforce in climate-positive industries is key to building ...
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Implementation Actions from the Community Wildfire Protection Plan
December 19, 2024
In February 2024, the MVC released a Community Wildfire Protection Plan to promote resilience, adaptation, and response across Dukes County. See below for updates about ...
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