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Report: Utilities make progress fixing gas leaks
[ad_1] BOSTON — The state’s aging natural gas pipelines are still riddled with thousands of potentially dangerous and damaging leaks, according to a new…
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House of the Seven Gables’ historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levels
[ad_1] SALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures further inland in anticipation of…
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House backs away from changes
[ad_1] BOSTON — House Democrats are walking back a controversial proposal to ease the state’s climate change mandates following pushback and threats of legal…
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AGs sue Trump EPA over solar energy program
[ad_1] BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell has joined about two dozen other Democrats in suing the Trump administration over its decision to pull…
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Healey rips EPA for delays in lead removal funding
[ad_1] BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is renewing calls for the Trump administration to release federal funding to remove underground lead pipes from drinking…
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AGs urge EPA not to scrap climate change findings
[ad_1] BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell is leading a group of Democrats demanding that the Trump administration scrap a controversial proposal to repeal…
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Lawmakers meet to discuss health of Merrimack River
[ad_1] NEWBURYPORT — Support for new projects addressing combined sewage overflows and updates on ongoing ones were discussed by dozens of local and state…
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Swampscott, Lynn UV water treatment pilot at King’s Beach shows promise
[ad_1] SWAMPSCOTT — Even as local elected officials gathered to celebrate the seeming success of a new temporary treatment unit in treating stormwater drainage…
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Peabody Essex Museum furthers sustainability goals with renewable energy agreement
[ad_1] SALEM — The Peabody Essex Museum has recommitted to a three-year renewable energy agreement that matches 100% of the museum’s annual electricity use…
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State doles out $28M to preserve open space
[ad_1] BOSTON — The state is distributing nearly $28 million to communities and regional organizations to upgrade parks and preserve open space as part…
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Salem State to plant more trees at Harrington Campus thanks to Gateway City funding
[ad_1] SALEM — New tree plantings are coming to Salem State University to help provide shade to Harrington Campus, after recent efforts to plant…
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EPA awards $4.3B for climate projects in 30 states
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $4.3 billion in grants to fund projects in 30 states to reduce climate pollution. The…
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City proposes bump in fees for construction waste disposal
[ad_1] METHUEN — The city is looking to charge more for the disposal of construction materials. The City Council took up an amendment to…
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Senate pushes plastic bag ban
[ad_1] BOSTON — Byproducts of a trip to the market and convenience store, plastic bags get a bad rap from environmentalists as wasteful consumables…
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Haverhill to borrow $12.4M to reduce CS0s, upgrade water lines
[ad_1] HAVERHILL — The city will borrow $12.4 million for a project aimed at reducing the amount of combined sewer overflows reaching the Merrimack…
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Newburyport wins big in e-bus bonanza
[ad_1] Schools in North of Boston and southern New Hampshire communities, including Newburyport, are among the largest recipients of grants in the latest round…
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Ecological study to focus on stream crossings
[ad_1] Two North Shore road stream crossings, including one in West Newbury, have been selected by the state Department of Fish and Game’s Division…
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Family Investigated After Turning Waterfall Blue In Gender Reveal Stunt
[ad_1] A family is being investigated after reportedly contaminating a Brazilian waterfall and river with blue dye in an outrageous gender reveal stunt. Viral…