Bhaamati Borkhetaria is a reporter at CommonWealth Beacon. Originally from New Jersey, she moved to Boston for a software engineering job at Amazon Web Services. Passionate about writing, news, politics, and public policy, she made a career shift into journalism.
Bhaamati first became interested in journalism while completing her degree in English Literature and Computer Science from Princeton University. There, she was a staff writer at two student publications.
She wrote opinion columns for The Daily Princetonian and feature stories for Business Today. She also spent a summer at Forbes India where she wrote web stories and magazine articles based on interviews with corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and celebrities.
Full of crap: Climate change could cause more sewage pollution for rivers, lakes, and beaches
The state and the Greater Boston area have made a lot of progress in cleaning up old sewer systems, but the remaining overflows are costly to tackle
Back for another term: Bruce Stebbins on his reappointment to the cannabis commission and his vision for the coming five years
The acting cannabis commission chair says he’d accept the position permanently if it’s offered to him
Cuts to federal solar tax credits send Mass. farmers ‘scrambling’
Solar panels have become a way for some struggling farmers to make ends meet. But federal hostility to renewable energy is threatening this lifeline.
Massachusetts signals new gas customers may soon have to pay full hookup costs
DPU order is part of broader push to align utility operations with state climate mandates
Despite widespread support, ‘menstrual equity’ bill has stalled for two sessions in the House
‘It takes persistence,’ says Sen. Pat Jehlen, one of its co-sponsors
Mass. lawmakers weigh competing bills on cannabis advertising requirements
Dispensaries are currently prohibited from having discounts or sales
Could Canadian offshore wind help Mass. meet climate goals?
The Bay State faces a statutory deadline: It must lock in contracts for at least 5,600 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2027.
Mass. lawmakers weigh a statewide age-based nicotine ban
Legislation would target anyone born after 2006, sparking a heated debate
Drought management not included in Healey’s $3 billion environmental bond bill
During last year’s drought season, the Healey administration called for more water conservation
Cannabis social equity training program back on after a year-long pause
The agency has cited budget constraints for the slow rollout
In enforcing new climate law, a dispute over the ‘obligation to serve’ natural gas customers
Are utility companies allowed to cut customers off as part of the clean energy transition?
Health advocates warn proposed wood-burning plant in Springfield will worsen asthma rates
City residents have been fighting the project for over a decade, but recent court rulings could revive the power plant
Healey’s energy affordability bill gets support, tough questions on Beacon Hill
The governor faces a challenging balancing act to lower energy bills while still moving forward on climate goals
Cannabis commission plans to launch social consumption in October
The rollout will happen later than the commission’s original goal of “mid-2025”
Deep divide: The cannabis industry remains split over how many dispensaries a single business should own
House cannabis bill would increase the license cap from three to six
House cannabis bill targets intoxicating hemp edibles, but critics warn enforcement gaps will remain
Concerns raised about uneven enforcement and public health risks
Survey highlights concerns among Asian Americans in Mass.
Statewide data on the diaspora is sparse in Massachusetts, but a new report aims to change that
Cannabis commission remains short-handed as the agency works on social consumption and other pressing issues
Lawmakers are weighing major changes to the commission’s structure, but industry is wary about the empty seats in the meantime
Average summer temps in Massachusetts have risen by 2.75 degrees Fahrenheit in past 55 years, according to new data
Warming trend fuels health emergencies, creates dangerous conditions for workers, and transforms New England summers
Healey unveils new energy affordability legislation
Some environmentalists say the plan doesn’t go far enough to curb corporate profits or rein in excessive utility spending on gas infrastructure
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