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Environment

  • Manufacturing awards: Yan Wang was promoting EV battery recycling before it was cool

    Livia Gershon Updated: April 3, 2023

    With the shift from gasoline-powered to electric vehicles well underway, manufacturers are thinking about batteries.

    Livia Gershon Updated: April 3, 2023
  • Manufacturing awards: Multiscale Systems relies on geometry to create products with lower carbon footprints

    Kaitlin Yazbek Updated: April 3, 2023

    At just five years old, Multiscale Systems has already made its mark on the world of research and development.

    Kaitlin Yazbek Updated: April 3, 2023
  • Lawmakers echo concerns they hear about PFAS

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 28, 2023

    From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions and comments from lawmakers from various corners of Massachusetts at

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 28, 2023
  • WPI partners with aerospace company to research carbon footprint reduction

    Isabel Tehan March 23, 2023

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has entered into a research partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to examine methods involving hydrogen fuel cells to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry.

    Isabel Tehan March 23, 2023
  • Ameresco to plant more trees in England

    Kevin Koczwara March 20, 2023

    Ameresco, Inc. has extended its partnership with the British charity Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to plant 1,000 trees and help landscape the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

    Kevin Koczwara March 20, 2023
  • Ameresco increases European footprint with Italian acquisition

    Timothy Doyle March 13, 2023

    Natick-based clean energy company Ameresco has entered into an agreement to acquire Italy-based energy efficiency and renewable energy company ENERQUOS Energy Solutions S.r.l.

    Timothy Doyle March 13, 2023
  • MathWorks kicks off capital campaign for Ashland YMCA with $2.5M

    Timothy Doyle March 13, 2023

    Natick software developer MathWorks donated $2.5 million to build a new regional YMCA in Ashland.

    Timothy Doyle March 13, 2023
  • Energy coalition wants $300M for building overhauls to defray costs

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 8, 2023

    To meet the state's climate goals and cut down on energy costs for residents, Massachusetts needs to invest in zero-carbon renovations in existing buildings around the state, according to a coalition of over 150 organizations.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 8, 2023
  • Ban bill aims to slow spread of PFAS damage

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 6, 2023

    A host of environmental and consumer protection groups are lined up behind legislation that would take a two-pronged approach to PFAS: ban their use in most products to prevent new contamination, and create new programs to clean up contamination

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 6, 2023
  • Three companies to pay up to $325K for illegal Fitchburg State asbestos work

    Timothy Doyle February 13, 2023

    Three companies contracted for a 2018 project at a Fitchburg State University dorm will pay up to $325,000 combined in civil penalties for failing to properly remove and dispose of asbestos, or asbestos-containing material.

    Timothy Doyle February 13, 2023
  • Teenagers press Mass. legislators on climate bills

    Sam Doran | State House News Service February 8, 2023

    Around 50 schoolkids descended on the State House Tuesday to lobby for their climate agenda, but before they started knocking on lawmakers' doors, one 16-year-old student told the crowd that their activism was hampered by the secret nature of the

    Sam Doran | State House News Service February 8, 2023
  • Samantha McDonald found a niche in commercial real estate and encourages other women to do the same

    Timothy Doyle Updated: February 6, 2023

    Samantha McDonald has risen to partner at Bowditch following an untraditional career path.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: February 6, 2023
  • AG puts renewed scrutiny on Peterson Oil over biodiesel, reaches additional settlement

    Kevin Koczwara January 23, 2023

    The Massachusetts Attorney General earlier in January reopened the case where Peterson Oil delivered heating fuel to the state allegedly containing too much biodiesel.

    Kevin Koczwara January 23, 2023
  • Decarbonization lobby wants Healey moving full speed ahead

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service January 12, 2023

    Climate and environmental activists made clear Wednesday that they feel they have a real ally in Gov. Maura Healey and sent a direct message to the new administration's climate chief: it's time to get to work.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service January 12, 2023
  • WPI partners with Chicago investment firm to reduce carbon footprint

    Timothy Doyle January 11, 2023

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Chicago investment firm Harrison Street announced a partnership on Tuesday aimed at reducing WPI’s carbon footprint by expanding energy-conservation measures, improving WPI’s power plant, and developing

    Timothy Doyle January 11, 2023
  • Healey sees economic gains in shift from fossil fuels

    Chris Lisinski January 11, 2023

    After making affordability a major theme of her campaign, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that her administration's focus on clean energy and combatting climate change goes hand-in-hand with helping Bay Staters deal with rising costs of living.

    Chris Lisinski January 11, 2023

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