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Formally known as hydraulic fracturing, this method has led to a sharp decline in the cost of natural gas by making it easier to mine and therefore making it much more plentiful.
A Newton-based company announced Tuesday that it's been awarded a $1.2 million contract to install an air-quality monitoring system in University of Massachusetts Medical School laboratories.
Soda company representatives fighting a strong push to expand the state's bottle redemption law argued Tuesday that adding the 5-cent deposit to additional drinks is an outdated idea from the 1970s and '80s that would put unnecessary burdens on
When the SpringHill Suites in Devens was looking to replace nearly 200 mattresses in its guestrooms late last year, hotel management knew it would cost money to dispose of the old mattresses, which would likely end up in a landfill
In a national ranking of clean energy technology leadership, Massachusetts comes in just behind California, according to a new report.
Massachusetts will be the first state to offer “green bonds” to investors, which will fund environmentally sound infrastructure projects, Treasurer Steven Grossman announced.
As part of National Public Gardens Day, Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will offer free admission Friday, May 10.
Solar installation company New England Clean Energy of Hudson has named Jim Elkind its CEO, the company announced today.
While residential energy efficiency is a boon for consumers and helps the environment, it is also boosting Massachusetts businesses.
Organizations have had a tough time coming to grips with telecommuting. Most recently, the issue arose when Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo, mandated that her company would discontinue its telecommuting program.
The carbon cap shared by nine states, including Massachusetts, will be about 74 million tons lower next year and closer to the states' actual total carbon dioxide output under a new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan.
About half a year after a dramatic debate over whether to expand the state's bottle deposit law, a group backed by the food and beverage industry is seeking to scrap the whole deposit law in favor of a new recycling program.
Environmental groups have persuaded state lawmakers to sign on to several bills they are pushing this session, including a move to protect the state's endangered species act, fine farmers for keeping animals in confined cages, and another attempt at
Massachusetts environmental engineer Tighe & Bond, which has an office in Worcester, won a five-year federal procurement contractor certification to deliver its services to federal agencies.
As if the troubles experienced by Central Massachusetts' fledgling solar panel and electric battery manufacturers weren't enough of a challenge over the past few years, what exists of the region's wind energy industry appears to be in for a turbul