BOSTON — Grid operators expect to have sufficient electricity to meet heightened demand this summer, and that public conservation or controlled outages will not be needed. ISO New…
Read more ISO ready for summer electricity demand, early evening peaksBOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined a new multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to recoup more than $7.2 billion in frozen energy and…
Read more AGs sue to claw back clean energy grantsBOSTON — Massachusetts’ two U.S. senators are demanding answers from the Trump administration about the “national security threats” it cited in the decision to scuttle several multibillion-dollar offshore…
Read more Lawmakers demand answers on offshore wind projectsBOSTON — From fees for upgrading the regional electric grid and expanding energy efficiency to emergency broadcasting systems, electric bills are replete with surcharges that drive up monthly…
Read more State regulators probe utility bill surchargesBOSTON — A federal judge gave the go-ahead for Massachusetts and other states to proceed with wind energy expansion by rejecting an executive order signed by President Donald…
Read more Judge overturns Trump order blocking wind permitsBEVERLY — The city has secured a new electricity supply contract for a program that provides 100% renewable energy to Beverly residents. Participants in the Beverly Community Electric…
Read more Beverly Community Electric secures new contractBOSTON — House Democrats are walking back a controversial proposal to ease the state’s climate change mandates following pushback and threats of legal action from environmental groups opposed…
Read more House backs away from changesSolar power is surging across the U.S. as costs plummet and companies ramp up large-scale commercial projects, but experts say the green industry faces an uncertain future as…
Read more Greening of America: ‘No going back’ on solar, renewablesEnvinity Solar employees Josh Fisher, left, TJ Barnhart, Matt Hansen and John Delahanty install solar panels on the roof of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Robert…
Read more Greening of America: ‘No going back’ on solar, renewablesBOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined about two dozen other Democrats in suing the Trump administration over its decision to pull the plug on a $7…
Read more AGs sue Trump EPA over solar energy programSALEM — The city of Salem in partnership with Waste Management Inc. recently awarded a scholarship to three Salem students for their essays on how Salem can be…
Read more 3 Salem students earn scholarships for essays on improving city sustainabilitySALEM — The Peabody Essex Museum has recommitted to a three-year renewable energy agreement that matches 100% of the museum’s annual electricity use across its entire 23-building campus…
Read more Peabody Essex Museum furthers sustainability goals with renewable energy agreementWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The money will go to 25…
Read more EPA awards $4.3B for climate projects in 30 statesNASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest public utility on Friday recommended replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority…
Read more Utility recommends natural gas plant despite objectionsLOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey was imploded Friday, and its owners announced plans for a new $1 billion venture on the…
Read more Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery arrayLOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey was imploded Friday, and its owners announced plans for a new $1 billion venture on the…
Read more Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery arraySWEDESBORO, N.J. — A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey will be imploded Friday, and its owners are expected to announce plans for a new clean energy…
Read more Coal-fired power plant in NJ to be imploded for clean powerBENGALURU, India — India officially takes up its role as chair of the Group of 20 leading economies for the coming year Thursday and it’s putting climate at…
Read more In new role as G-20 chair, India set to focus on climateMONTROSE, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller pleaded no contest Tuesday to criminal charges, capping a landmark environmental case against a company that prosecutors say polluted a…
Read more Gas driller pleads no contest to polluting town’s waterSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Given an energy crisis in Europe and progress made in helping climate victims, the new climate chief for the United Nations said he’ll settle…
Read more UN climate boss settles for no cuts on emissions
