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Environment

  • Proposals would bring hydropower to Mass.

    State House News Service July 28, 2017

    The company developing an electrical transmission line that could carry hydroelectric power from Quebec into New England is among the submissions for long-term clean energy contracts in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service July 28, 2017
  • Laddawn increasing sales through online design tool

    July 18, 2017

    Packaging materials manufacturer Laddawn is a few months into offering online product design services to customers, and so far, they're taking off and boosting business.

    July 18, 2017
  • Change coming at top of state environmental group

    State House News Service June 26, 2017

    The leader of the Environmental League of Massachusetts is stepping down after a decade, to be replaced by the head of energy and climate programs at Adidas.

    State House News Service June 26, 2017
  • Cornerstone partnering with Maine mapping company

    June 16, 2017

    A Worcester energy services company will join forces with a Maine-based mapping services provider to integrate their specialties, according to an announcement from earlier this week.

    June 16, 2017
  • Holy Cross, Clark, FSU rebuff Trump, commit to climate accord

    June 7, 2017

    Three college presidents in Central Massachusetts signed onto a letter pledging their continued support to the provisions laid out in the Paris climate agreement.

    June 7, 2017
  • W. Boylston environmental firm acquires Maine company

    June 6, 2017

    A West Boylston environmental firm that recently came under new ownership said Tuesday morning it acquired a Westbrook, Maine company for an undisclosed amount.

    June 6, 2017
  • Worcester joins national climate mayors agreement

    Laura Finaldi June 5, 2017

    Following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, the city of Worcester reaffirmed its commitment to battling climate change locally by joining a national coalition of mayors for environmental consciousness.

    Laura Finaldi June 5, 2017
  • Mass. enters multi-state climate coalition

    State House News Service June 5, 2017

    Govs. Charlie Baker and Phil Scott, two of the four Republican governors in New England, announced late Friday afternoon that they would join a coalition of states committed to fulfilling the tenets of the Paris Climate Agreement.

    State House News Service June 5, 2017
  • Mass. leaders decry Paris withdrawal

    State House News Service June 2, 2017

    The United States will withdraw from the international agreement aimed at reducing carbon emissions to combat the effects of global warming and climate change, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.

    State House News Service June 2, 2017
  • Food Hub gets $500K, new truck

    May 15, 2017

    The Worcester Regional Food Hub has a new refrigerated box truck to help it distribute locally grown food to the Worcester Public Schools.

    May 15, 2017
  • Environmental consulting firm bought for $480k

    Savannah Donohue April 27, 2017

    West Boylston firm CEA, Inc. announced earlier this month that it was acquired by Joseph Campisi for $480,000 and will begin doing business under the name Corporate Environmental Advisors.

    Savannah Donohue April 27, 2017
  • Holy Cross' greenery pays off

    Emily Micucci April 17, 2017

    Holy Cross' painstaking efforts to maintain a lush campus inside the city landscape have paid off with accolades and student interest.

    Emily Micucci April 17, 2017
  • Do not eschew the green economy

    April 17, 2017

    While the clean economy has insulation against President Donald Trump's policies aimed to loosen environmental enforcement, there are still reasons for concern.

    April 17, 2017
  • Seaman Paper takes soft steps toward sustainability

    Sarah Connell April 3, 2017

    Taking “Soft Steps Forward” might sound like a philosophy that comes naturally in the satin tissue industry, but for Seaman Paper in Gardner, taking a soft approach is no simple matter.

    Sarah Connell April 3, 2017
  • How to optimize your trade show investment

    March 20, 2017

    Trade shows are an integral part of the marketing strategy for some industries and companies. Frequently though, I hear unhappy comments about the return on the investment for exhibiting in a trade show.

    March 20, 2017
  • Baker alarmed by Trump's proposed cuts to research spending

    State House News Service March 17, 2017

    Gov. Charlie Baker was alarmed by proposed cuts in President Donald Trump's budget, including an "alarming" reduction in federal research spending that he cast as an immediate concern for Massachusetts.

    State House News Service March 17, 2017

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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.