September 28, 2024

Massachusetts

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EBC Highlights Trends in Maine, Mass. Solar Markets
The Environmental Business Council of New England gathered industry experts to discuss solar market trends playing out in Maine and Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Considers Approval of LNG Facility in Environmental Justice Community
Clean energy advocates are pushing Massachusetts regulators to reconsider their tentative approval of an LNG facility near an environmental justice community.
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Massachusetts Legislators Call on DPU to Reconsider Gas Plan
Some Massachusetts legislators want the Department of Public Utilities to speed up efforts to reduce natural gas use to meet the state's climate goals.
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RGGI Centers Environmental Justice in 3rd Program Review
Phelps Turner with Conservation Law Foundation Maine says RGGI should allocate at least 70% of program investments to overburdened communities.
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Vineyard Wind to Build Salem OSW Port if Massachusetts Approves Newest Bid
Vineyard Wind has partnered with the City of Salem, Massachusetts, in an effort to turn Salem Harbor into the state’s second offshore wind port.
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Legislators Say Mass Save is ‘Dragging Feet’ on Clean Energy Goals
Sen. Michael Barrett says that “from a legislative view, there is no one focused on responsibility” for the role Mass Save plays in electrification.
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Solar Expansion Faces Escalating Resistance
The historic shift to clean energy sources such as solar is encountering significant resistance from some unexpected corners.
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Pediatrician Calls for Urgent Action on 100% Clean Energy in Massachusetts
A public health expert says that “health protection and equity need to be the focus as countries move to control pollution and slow climate change.”
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Mass. to Test Solar in Highway Built Environment
Solar panels will be mounted on 160 sound barrier wall sections along I-95 in Lexington, Mass.
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Conn. Regulator Nudges ISO-NE to Share Tx Data to Support OSW
State solicitations have helped lower offshore wind prices, but DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes says the next challenge for the sector is transmission.

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