Actions to Take Now
#1 Write a Comment on the Developers’ DEIR
Read the Full Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) here
THIS is one of those moments where numbers matter!
This is your opportunity to send a message to Governor Healey’s administration, through this MEPA review process, to do the right thing – to use whatever means the Governor and Secretary Tepper have within their power to derail this egregious proposal which makes a mockery of genuine decarbonization efforts by thousands of people across our Commonwealth.
Make Your Voice Heard!
1) Check out this DEIR Summary
2) Draft your public comment using guidance from our TOOLKIT
The comment period closes on May 10th
Sign on to our over 13,000 signature petition telling Governor Healey to stop private jet expansion.
Send Governor Healey and Climate Chief Hoffer a message saying that private jet expansion is a luxury our climate can’t afford.
Tell principle investor of the proposed expansion Jeffrey Leerink—a supposed public health champion—to define his legacy: public health or climate catastrophe?
Governor Healey needs to hear from the mass of her constituents that private jet expansion at Hanscom—or anywhere—is unacceptable.
Send a Letter to the Editor
Support our point of view by submitting a letter in response to a published article. Below are linked guidelines for submitting letters to the provided news outlets, though don’t feel restricted to just these publications!
Boston Globe, Boston Herald, WBUR Cognoscenti, Bedford Citizen, Concord Bridge, Lincoln Squirrel, Lexington Observer
Read an example letter to the editor, linked below. Alternatively, view it in PDF form here.
Private jets, public interest: Clash over bid to expand Hanscom space ∙ Boston Globe ∙ 10/7/2023 ∙ Various Authors
A Response to Aviation Industry Leaders about Hangar Expansion ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ 10/30/2023 ∙ Corinne Doud
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Stand-Outs
Join us in a public stand-out to oppose private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere. Make a sign, join us, and invite your friends.
Want to run a public stand-out in your town? Contact us to learn how!
Webinars
Webinar Recording for Stop Private Jet Expansion in Massachusetts (June 21)
Watch the recording here
Bill McKibben (Third Act), Neil Rasmussen (Save Our Heritage) and Kannan Thiruvengadam (East Boston/Eastie Farm) who are fighting to prevent a major private Jet Expansion at Hanscom Airfield or Anywhere did an informational webinar on June 21st about the community-led campaign fighting this disastrous project.
Kannan Thiruvengadam of Eastie Farm in East Boston highlighted the urgency of action to fight climate injustice.
Neil Rasmussen, president of Save Our Heritage, presented recent research on the impacts of the proposed development on state and municipal climate goals.
Bill McKibben, internationally recognized climate change expert and activist, addressed why he calls Hanscom a “zombie project from the fossil fuel era”.
Dan Zackin, Legislative Coordinator 350 Mass, briefly discusses the Make Polluters Pay campaign.
Sponsored by the Coalition to Stop Private Jet Expansion at Hanscom or Anywhere
Sign the petition for Governor Healey.
Only Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has power over Massport. We commend the bold and ambitious climate goals Governor Healey set forth for our Commonwealth. Our hope is that our communal voices will propel the Healey administration to renounce private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere.
To make your voice heard, sign and share the online petition.
Contact your state representative.
Help us raise awareness within state government! Use this link to find your Massachusetts senator and/or representative's contact information and let them know to oppose private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere. You can use the sample text below and edit as needed.
Dear Representative (or Senator) [last name]:
I am a constituent from (city/town) writing to ask that you oppose private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere. The plan would triple the private jet capacity at Hanscom Field, thereby increasing carbon emissions at a time when carbon reduction is of critical need. Allowing this expansion to occur is antithetical to every local, state and national climate goal that communities are trying to achieve. There should be no new super-emitter jet infrastructure at Hanscom or anywhere.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
[your name]
[address]