BOSTON — 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 — 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 surchargesBEVERLY — 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 changesBOSTON — Retail energy suppliers would be banned from marketing to low-income residential consumers under a climate change bill being considered by lawmakers, which has revived a fight…
Read more House bill sets new rules for retail energySolar 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, renewablesSALEM — 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 sustainabilitySTATE HOUSE, BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey announced on Thursday a plan charting a path forward for the state’s biodiversity conservation goals and pledging to double the pace…
Read more Healey plan would double pace of land protectionSALEM — 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 agreementBOSTON — Hundreds of thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents will be getting an “automatic” break on their utility bills under a deal between the Healey administration and the…
Read more Deal provides ‘automatic’ discounts on utility billsBOSTON — The state is distributing nearly $28 million to communities and regional organizations to upgrade parks and preserve open space as part of broader efforts to blunt…
Read more State doles out $28M to preserve open spaceSALEM — New tree plantings are coming to Salem State University to help provide shade to Harrington Campus, after recent efforts to plant trees have been celebrated at…
Read more Salem State to plant more trees at Harrington Campus thanks to Gateway City fundingANDOVER — The Town Yard is one step closer to seeing a 248,788-square-foot, mixed-use redevelopment. The Planning Board unanimously approved the project at 11 Lewis St. on Thursday…
Read more Andover Town Yard project takes another step forwardWASHINGTON — 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 statesTwo North Shore road stream crossings, including one in West Newbury, have been selected by the state Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration for future…
Read more Ecological study to focus on stream crossings
