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LexCAN is a Lexington-local climate action and advocacy group. We work with partners and collaborators for meaningful change. Join our movement!

Lexington banned Natural Gas and Housing Boomed Anyway

Canary Media has highlighted Lexington as an example of a town that has continued to produce housing, including affordable housing, after passing strict environmental standards on new buildings.

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Helping Residents Electrify Everything

LexCAN works closely with the Town of Lexington's sustainability team to create programs like Clean Heat Lexington.

Reducing Waste and Protecting Ecosystems

We work closely with many local partners like LexZeroWaste, Lexington Living Landscapes, and many more organizations for maximum impact.

Advocating for Policy Change

LexCAN has helped turn climate ideas into town bylaws — including the nation’s first gas-powered leaf blower ban and a law banning fossil fuels in new home construction. Advocacy isn’t just talk.

Trusted by local climate leaders

Bill McKibben, Senator Mike Barrett,  Kerry Emanuel, and Maggie Peard share their support for LexCAN

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Help Sustain LexCAN’s Leadership in Climate Action

Volunteer with LexCAN

Volunteer for Clean Energy Home Tour Program, Help with Logistics for LexCAN Community Events, Volunteer to help with Booths at Town Level Events

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Opting up to New England Green cuts emissions while boosting local clean energy, reducing reliance on distant sources and strengthening our regional grid.

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Transition to Clean Heat Technologies: HeatSmart

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Public Webinar: Financing the Clean Energy Transition

June 22nd 2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Join the Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation to learn about strategies to finance the grid investments needed for the clean energy transition while minimizing impacts on customer electric bills. The session will cover how grid upgrades are financed today, the menu of alternative tools examined, and the tools and pathways the working group recommends.

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Upcoming Events
Mt Cuba Center Webinar: Planting for Specialist Pollinators

Jun 23rd @ 10:00 am - 11:15 am

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Built Environment Plus Online Training: From Reactive to Proactive: Improving Existing Building Operations

Jun 23rd @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Grounded Decision-Making: How Two Congregations Decided to Go Geothermal

Jun 23rd @ 7:00 pm

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Climate Conversations

Vote YES on Tuesday, June 16 to cut down a third of Lexington’s household trash

  Voting YES is a climate action to reduce trash. YES means the town will still collect one free bin of trash per household weekly and may charge a reasonable fee for trash in excess of one bin. According to […]

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Bridging the Gap to Clean Energy with Lexington HeatSmart for Chinese Speakers

Lexington is leading the way in clean energy, but technical jargon and complex incentive programs can often create barriers to adoption. To ensure all our neighbors can access clean energy incentives, LexCAN has launched Lexington HeatSmart for Chinese Speakers. What is […]

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Climate Book Club: From Wasteland to Wonder

LexCAN is pleased to co-sponsor a new “Climate Book Club” in partnership with Cary Library.  April 6th 7:00-8:30 PM Cary Library, Large Meeting Room  1874 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington  This April we will be discussing “From Wasteland to WONDER: Easy Ways We […]

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Learn & Educate

Impacts of Climate Change: Oceans

Just as a heart circulates blood and regulates the body’s temperature, the ocean controls the circulation of heat and moisture throughout the climate system. When we burn fossil fuels, we put a lot of stress on the ocean, damaging its […]

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The Science of Climate Change

When we burn fossil fuels for energy to heat and cool our homes, run our vehicles, and power our electronics and appliances, we emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This adds to the blanket of heat-trapping gases that has kept […]

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Partner Organizations

Resilient LexingtonCitizens for Lexington ConservationLPS Green TeamsLexington Living LandscapesLex Zero Waste CollaborativeSustainable Lexington Committee