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Environment
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Mass. receives an F on lead pipe disclosures
March 15, 2017Massachusetts received a failing grade in a new national report assessing lead pipe disclosure policies in the states.
March 15, 2017
State embarking on potential new rail link for Boston area
March 2, 2017The Baker administration is embarking on a long-awaited reassessment of the feasibility of an underground rail link connecting the North Station and South Station transportation hubs in Boston.
March 2, 2017
Baker urged to more sharply reduce carbon emissions across region
February 22, 2017A coalition is urging the governor to work with other northeast and mid-Atlantic states to double the annual rate of reduction in carbon emissions across the region.
February 22, 2017
Central Mass. economic forecast: a high schooler perspective
February 22, 2017Seven students from Maynard High School attended WBJ's Economic Forecast forum, and one junior reported back his impressions from the event talking about global and national growth in 2017.
February 22, 2017
'Grave concerns' from building inspectors on state reorganization plan
February 22, 2017Building inspectors told state officials that a proposed reorganization creating a new Office of Public Safety and Inspections within the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development wouldn't increase safety.
February 22, 2017
Six potential developers tour Worcester courthouse
February 21, 2017Potential developers of the vacant Worcester County Courthouse are touring the building, a few months after a sale of the building fell through.
February 21, 2017
Accolades & Honors
February 20, 2017Desiree Awiszio, a self-employed Worcester engineering consultant, won the K-12 STEM Literacy Education-Engineer Partnership Award in 2016 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her work with students and teachers in the
February 20, 2017
Environmental group pitches to state its 'green budget'
February 15, 2017Decrying budget cuts and staff reductions at environmental agencies, the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Tuesday renewed its call for greater environmental funding in order to maintain public health initiatives, outdoor recreation, wetland
February 15, 2017
Bill for 100-percent renewable energy gaining legislative support
February 14, 2017Massachusetts would need to get all of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2050 under legislation filed last month and backed by more than a quarter of state lawmakers.
February 14, 2017
Legislature looking to pass farm bill
February 8, 2017Raw milk is back on the legislative menu this session, with a majority of the House signing onto a farm bill that Westport Rep. Paul Schmid said would benefit legislative districts from the urban cores to the rolling pastures and forests far from
February 8, 2017
Holliston firms seek to revolutionize temperature sensors
February 7, 2017Holliston sensors manufacturer Nanmac Corp. was purchased in 2014 by the Patriot Worldwide, also based in Holliston. Since the acquisition, the company has been selling its products to the likes of Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Saint-Gobain
February 7, 2017
WPI team finalists in $1M NASA robot challenge
February 7, 2017A team of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students, faculty and staff are among 20 finalists in a NASA-sponsored robotics challenge -- the only such team from a university, the space agency announced Tuesday.
February 7, 2017
WBJ names new digital editor
February 6, 2017Worcester Business Journal on Monday hired an award-winning Massachusetts business journalist to lead its digital operations.
February 6, 2017
Power industry warns against Mass. greenhouse gas plan
February 6, 2017As Massachusetts regulators map out the state's role in reducing global warming, environmental advocates and electricity generators both urged consideration for how new rules could affect power plant emissions outside state borders.
February 6, 2017Transportation firm fined $32K over Douglas spill
February 3, 2017The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on Friday said it assessed a $32,000 penalty against Illinois tanker truck firm Atlas SN. for a diesel fuel spill at 81 Main St. in Douglas.
February 3, 2017
Rutland food processor penalized $21K over air permits
February 1, 2017The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced Tuesday it has assessed a $21,410 penalty against Rutland AD for violating air pollution regulations at its Jordan Farms Organics Recyclery.
February 1, 2017
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