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Agriculture

  • ThermoEnergy Promises Agricultural Recycling

    December 19, 2011

    Worcester-based ThermoEnergy Corp. says it's had success with tests of a system to recover ammonia from biogas plants.

    December 19, 2011
  • Mass. Dairy Farms To Receive Tax Credit

    Rick Saia December 7, 2011

    The state says some of Massachusetts' 175 dairy farms will be eligible for $3 million in tax credits after the Patrick Administration uncovered an error in the state's 2010 Dairy Fa

    Rick Saia December 7, 2011
  • Urban Park Summit Held In Worcester

    Brandon Butler October 4, 2011

    Urban park enthusiasts have descended on Worcester today as part of the first Urban Park Advocates Summit, sponsored by the Trustees of Reservatio

    Brandon Butler October 4, 2011
  • Hurricane-Stricken Farmers Can Seek Federal Funds

    September 23, 2011

    Farmers in the counties of Central Massachusetts affected by Hurricane Irene last month are among those eligible for federal aid under a natural disaste

    September 23, 2011
  • Third Generation Takes The Lead At Acton Farm Stand | Three sets of brothers keep Idylwilde in business, just like their dads did

    Amanda Roberge June 20, 2011

    When I was a kid growing up in Boxborough, there wasn’t a whole lot going on. Boxborough had no traffic lights and four liquor stores — not exactly a booming metropolis for an 11-year-old.

    Amanda Roberge June 20, 2011
  • Sterling Farm Grows Solar Installation

    April 19, 2011

       Davis Farmland in Sterling will celebrate Earth Day on Friday by unveiling a 30.2-kilowatt photovoltaic installation.

    April 19, 2011
  • New Designer At Weston Nurseries

    Susan Shalhoub March 23, 2011

    Weston Nurseries Inc. of Hopkinton has hired Tom Strangfeld as a landscape designer. Strangfeld previously worked at Weston Nurseries for 30 years in various management roles including operations and commercial sales.

    Susan Shalhoub March 23, 2011
  • $30M Settlement For Dairy Farmers

    December 27, 2010

    Thousands of dairy farmers in the Northeast could have some cash coming to them thanks to a preliminary $30-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Dean Foods Co.

    December 27, 2010
  • Athol Food Distributor Gets $950K In Loans

    Matthew L. Brown November 11, 2010

    Organic Renaissance LLC., an Athol-based distributor of locally grown produce and other local food products, has received a $950,000 loan from MassDevelopment and other lenders.

    Matthew L. Brown November 11, 2010
  • Littleton Retailer Tentative On Improvements

    Matthew L. Brown November 9, 2010

    Littleton-based equestrian equipment retailer Dover Saddlery Inc. said its third-quarter profit increased nearly 18 percent to $320,000 on revenue of $18.6 million, a 0.4-percent increase.

    Matthew L. Brown November 9, 2010
  • Trial Separation In Worcester | CASTion takes the waste stream out of the stream

    Matthew L. Brown November 8, 2010

    Wastewater is an ugly, smelly fact of life. Think about the toilets in your house or your office building. Think about how many times they’re flushed every day.

    Matthew L. Brown November 8, 2010
  • The River Runs Both Ways

    Jonathan Stone October 11, 2010

    The Blackstone River has long been regarded as a national historic treasure.

    Jonathan Stone October 11, 2010
  • Pressure On Raw Milk Dairies Misguided

    David E. Gumpert June 7, 2010

    David E. Gumpert June 7, 2010
  • $100K Given To Promote Local Crops

    Brandon Butler May 21, 2010

    The federal government is pumping grants totaling $100,000 into Massachusetts to cultivate specialty crops, including at two locations in Central Massachusetts.

    Brandon Butler May 21, 2010
  • Farm Aid Now Available to Cape, Island Counties

    Matthew L. Brown April 8, 2010

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added Dukes and Nantucket counties to its list of counties eligible for disaster relief after suffering agricultural losses during last summer's abnormally cool, rainy weather.

    Matthew L. Brown April 8, 2010
  • Loans Available For State's Small Farms

    Matthew L. Brown February 16, 2010

    MassDevelopment, Strolling of the Heifers and the Carrot Project have launched a small farm loan pr

    Matthew L. Brown February 16, 2010

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.