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 grantsANDOVER — Families enjoyed a plethora of winter activities together during the annual Winter Fest at Pomps Pond on Sunday. The sun shone brightly as families skated on…
Read more Winter Fest celebrates the seasonBOSTON — State fisheries managers unveiled new rules this week aimed at reducing discarded fishing line and other waste that scientists say harms marine life, including sea turtles…
Read more New rules allow for cleanup of ‘ghost gear’NORTH ANDOVER — The Planning Board wants a local country club to do its due diligence before allowing it to cut down more than 30 trees along the…
Read more Country club’s plan to cut down trees paused by Planning BoardThe fate of the largest island in the world could upend transatlantic ties, in turn undermining the most important political and military alliance in the world. Denmark is…
Read more The Aggressive Ambitions of Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine”BOSTON — 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 contractTAHLEQUAH – The president announced on Dec. 8, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make $12 billion available to farmers in a one-time bridge payment to farmers,…
Read more RANCHERS NUMBERS DECLINING: Bailout for farmers doesn’t include ranchers yetTAHLEQUAH – The president announced on Dec. 8, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make $12 billion available to farmers in a one-time bridge payment to farmers,…
Read more RANCHERS NUMBERS DECLINING: Bailout for farmers doesn’t include ranchers yetTAHLEQUAH – The president announced on Dec. 8, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make $12 billion available to farmers in a one-time bridge payment to farmers,…
Read more RANCHERS NUMBERS DECLINING: Bailout for farmers doesn’t include ranchers yetBOSTON — 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 changesInfrastructure deficits, climate change, and debt sustainability challenges are holding Africa back from unlocking its growth potential, S&P Global said in a new report. The continent is poised…
Read more Africa needs more green financing to unlock growth: reportCharles Perry, a Republican state senator from Lubbock and the legislature’s leading water expert, believes that the ominous 2022 projections are too optimistic; he has said that Texas…
Read more Texas’s Water WarsSolar 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 — The Trump administration is signaling that it will likely cancel a federal permit for a regional offshore wind project, drawing a rebuke from state leaders and…
Read more New England offshore wind project in Trump’s crosshairsBOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and other state leaders are blasting the Trump administration for clawing back $33.8 million in federal funding for a Salem project to support…
Read more DOT pulls plug on funding for Salem wind projectSTATE 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 protection