In June 2026, the Community of Practice finalized a heat policy agenda for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

As our region continues to warm, the Community of Practice wants the policy agenda to inform future conversations about extreme heat in Massachusetts to develop sustainable, durable regulation.

The Community of Practice was built out of the Community Heat Resilience initiative, a joint effort between the Barr Foundation’s Clean Energy and Climate Resilience Strategies. Supported by Frontline Solutions and MAPC, the group’s goal was to build relationships that would form the basis for future collaboration and to enable the development and implementation of long-term, collaborative solutions to extreme heat.

Download the report to explore the Heat Resilience Policy Agenda for Massachusetts