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Environment

  • Worcester building efficiency startup raises $2.3M for expansion

    Timothy Doyle November 9, 2022

    Embue, a Worcester-based startup that works with property owners to make buildings more energy and operationally efficient, raised $2.3 million in seed money.

    Timothy Doyle November 9, 2022
  • Mass. gasoline prices rise by 7 cents

    Coley Lynch November 8, 2022

    The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Massachusetts has risen to $3.84 from last week’s $3.77, according to a Monday press release from travel association AAA Northeast.

    Coley Lynch November 8, 2022
  • With caveat, Mayflower Wind commits to contract

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service November 8, 2022

    Mayflower Wind told state regulators Monday that it "intends to move forward" with the offshore wind contracts it agreed to this year, but also said that it will share with the state and utility companies an outside analysis of "challenges to

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service November 8, 2022
  • Utilities balk at renegotiating offshore wind contract

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service November 7, 2022

    Massachusetts is relying on offshore wind power generation to be a major contributor to its decarbonization goals over the next three decades but it is taking longer than first thought to get turbines spinning and now the largest project in the

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service November 7, 2022
  • Boxborough buys 23 acres for conservation

    Timothy Doyle November 3, 2022

    The Town of Boxborough, working with the Sudbury Valley Trustees and the Boxborough Conservation Trust, purchased 95 & 105 Sargent Road in Boxborough, for $1.25 million.

    Timothy Doyle November 3, 2022
  • Voting for Best of Business awards closes on Monday

    Coley Lynch November 1, 2022

    Voting for the WBJ’s 2023 Best of Business awards, which seeks to highlight institutions throughout Central Massachusetts based on reader votes, will close this coming Monday, Nov. 14.

    Coley Lynch November 1, 2022
  • Major Mass. offshore wind project no longer viable

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service October 31, 2022

    A major offshore wind project in the Massachusetts pipeline is no longer viable and would not be able to move forward under the terms of contracts filed in May.

    Colin A. Young from State House News Service October 31, 2022
  • Charts: Largest industries in Central Mass. and statewide, ranked by GDP

    October 31, 2022

    Real estate leads in Central Massachusetts, while professional services lead the statewide economy.

    October 31, 2022
  • State House protesters call for limits on solar projects

    Sam Drysdale from State House News Service October 28, 2022

    With signs proclaiming "Save Our Forests" and "Be Wise," activists from across the state convened outside the State House on Thursday afternoon before making their way to Gov. Charlie Baker's office to deliver a petition calling for a moratorium on

    Sam Drysdale from State House News Service October 28, 2022
  • Mass. gasoline prices drop to $3.58 per gallon

    Coley Lynch October 25, 2022

    The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has fallen 2 cents, down from last week’s $3.60, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

    Coley Lynch October 25, 2022
  • State approves $470M electrical grid modernization project

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service October 12, 2022

    The Department of Public Utilities last week approved utility company investments totaling more than $470 million to modernize the electric distribution system in an attempt to improve reliability and accommodate what is expected to be a growing

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service October 12, 2022
  • Ameresco to build 131-acre solar array in Hawaii

    Coley Lynch October 11, 2022

    Ameresco, a renewable energy company based in Framingham, has begun construction on its new 131-acre solar energy plant in Hawaii.

    Coley Lynch October 11, 2022
  • Healey calls for climate corridor in Massachusetts

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service October 11, 2022

    Candidate for governor Maura Healey promises to help create a "whole climate corridor" in Massachusetts to help the world move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy.

    Michael P. Norton | State House News Service October 11, 2022
  • Hourly service returning to Worcester’s Commuter Rail

    Coley Lynch October 6, 2022

    Weekday hourly Commuter Rail service will return to the Framingham/Worcester line out of Worcester’s Union Station starting on Oct. 17.

    Coley Lynch October 6, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices drop below national average

    Coley Lynch September 29, 2022

    The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts continues to drop even further, reaching $3.57 on Monday, down 11 cents from last week.

    Coley Lynch September 29, 2022
  • Gardner paper company partners with environmental organizations to fund ocean research

    Timothy Doyle September 28, 2022

    Seaman Paper Co. in Gardner has partnered with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida, and Italian organization, One Ocean Foundation to fund research and conservation efforts.

    Timothy Doyle September 28, 2022

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