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Historic clean energy bill would include $750M of ARPA funds
October 14, 2021Gov. Charlie Baker announced sweeping legislation Wednesday to reshape the way Massachusetts procures offshore wind power, proposing to use $750 million in federal stimulus funds to establish a clean energy investment fund and jettisoning the
October 14, 2021
New bill would eliminate subsidies for biomass energy
September 14, 2021With regulations ready to take effect that effectively close about 90 percent of the state's land area to new wood-burning power generation facilities, Springfield-area lawmakers on Monday pushed for legislation that would more permanently eliminate
September 14, 2021
Mass. Clean Energy Center CEO Stephen Pike leaving for private sector
September 2, 2021Stephen Pike is leaving the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center for the private sector at the end of the week, churning up turnover at a quasi-independent agency that figures to play a central role in the state's efforts to combat climate change.
September 2, 2021
Baker urges lawmakers to move on climate projects
August 31, 2021Available federal resources create an opportunity for Massachusetts to undertake "transformational" work on climate and environmental issues, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday as he again pitched his plan for spending a portion of the state's American
August 31, 2021
Plainville contractor penalized $40K over Worcester asbestos removal
June 29, 2021The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on Friday announced it assessed a $40,280 penalty against Dynamic Cleaning, Inc. of Plainville for asbestos regulation violations.
June 29, 2021
Worcester adopts plan for 100% renewable energy for city buildings
April 28, 2021An environmental sustainability plan approved by the Worcester City Council on Tuesday sets a goal of using entirely renewable energy for city buildings by 2030 and a similar goal for transportation by 2045.
April 28, 2021
State details plan to have no carbon footprint by 2050
December 31, 2020The rest of the 2020s need to be "the decade for action" on climate change and energy policy if Massachusetts is to meet its mid-century greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, the Baker administration said Wednesday.
December 31, 2020
Climate advocates making last-minute push on legislation
December 24, 2020With the time left to make a deal ticking away and other matters jockeying for attention, climate policy advocates are mounting an effort — one group declared it "an all-out offensive" — to keep pressure on the group of lawmakers negotiating a
December 24, 2020
Kerry to hold top climate role in Biden administration
November 24, 2020John Kerry, the state's longtime U.S. senator who later served as secretary of state, is heading back to Washington, D.C., this time to serve as President-elect Joe Biden's climate czar.
November 24, 2020
COVID Stories: Sutton disposal company shifts to disinfecting against coronavirus
August 27, 2020As an essential business dedicated to cleaning oil spills and disposing of hazardous waste, New England Disposal Technologies, Inc. of Sutton was primed to add coronavirus disinfecting to its offered services.
August 27, 2020
WBJ Podcast: 40 Under Forty winners Kate Marquis & Abed Hamid
August 17, 2020Joining the WBJ Podcast are two of this year's winners: Kate Marquis from her company Lilac & Oak in North Brookfield, and Abed Hamid from Charlton manufacturer KARL STORZ Endovision.
August 17, 2020
40 Under Forty 2020: Dave Ryan
Updated: August 17, 2020By the time Dave Ryan was 25, he was already a corporate controller of a $50-million manufacturing company, Superior Cake Products. Ryan impressively grew United Medical Waste from a startup to a multimillion dollar company in – wait for it – five
Updated: August 17, 2020
40 Under Forty 2020: Bryan Gammons
Updated: August 17, 2020Gammons is dedicated to making the world – and his community – a safer and healthier place to live.
Updated: August 17, 2020
WBJ announces the 40 Under Forty, Class of 2020
Updated: August 17, 2020This year’s 40 Under Forty class is certainly like no other. Although full of the archetypal up-and-coming leaders of Central Massachusetts business organizations, each member of the Class of 2020 has found a way to thrive in the midst of an
Updated: August 17, 2020Rutland firm penalized $8K over Holden housing project
February 28, 2020The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it assessed a $8,400 fine against a Rutland construction company working on the 88-unit residential housing project called Greenwood II in Holden.
February 28, 2020
Weld brings presidential campaign to Worcester
February 25, 2020U.S. presidential candidate Bill Weld took a tour of Worcester on Tuesday in advance of the Massachusetts primary election on March 3, talking about the importance of controlling the national debt and fighting climate change.
February 25, 2020
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