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Massachusetts bill seeks remedies for air pollution hotspots
By Colin A. Young State House News Service JUNE 22, 2021…..On the heels of a law that put a greater…
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Report estimates tailpipe emissions led to 620 deaths in Massachusetts
Matt Murphy/SHNS A new report released the same week Connecticut became the latest state to back away from a regional…
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Brayton Point operator agrees to fine and changing practices thanks to Somerset residents
SOMERSET, MASS. – Under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Patriot Stevedoring & Logistics, the port operator at…
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Massachusetts Mayflower Wind power could cost 10 percent less
By Colin A. Young JAN. 8, 2021…..A provision tucked into the massive stimulus and federal spending package adopted by Congress…
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Sweeping changes needed in MA in home heating, electricity, travel to hit greenhouse gas targets
By Colin A. Young The rest of the 2020s need to be “the decade for action” on climate change and…
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MA, RI, CT commit to reduce vehicle pollution, but at a possible cost of over 24 cents more per gallon of gas
BOSTON — Last week, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Washington, D.C.…
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Air Quality Alert issued, elevated levels of air pollution expected
Breathing may be difficult for some in the Fall River area and beyond on Monday. MassDEP has called an Action…
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150 city and town officials call on Massachusetts to commit to 100% renewable energy
Boston – City and town officials delivered a letter to legislative leaders Thursday in support of a statewide commitment to…
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VIDEO: Another demolition at Brayton Point, another concern for local residents
Demolition continued this morning at the former Brayton Point power plant in Somerset. Just after noon, a large section of…
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