ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY is asking the state Department of Public Utilities to investigate whether competitive electricity suppliers are charging low-income customers unreasonably high rates and whether those higher charges […]
Energy
Posted inTransportation
Baker’s walk on the wild side
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER’S all-in embrace of the transportation climate initiative is another step away from his shrinking Republican base and a tacit admission that the state needs more transit funding. […]
Posted inEnvironment
Healey takes on grid operator
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY, backed by the Barr Foundation, is launching a campaign to convince the operator of the regional power grid to embrace renewables and move away from electricity […]
Posted inOpinion
Save the planet and money at the same time
THE AMERICAN OIL AND GAS industry spends a fortune trying to convince us that renewable, clean power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal are still unreliable and expensive. As mayor […]
Posted inTransportation
Poll: Few know about transportation climate initiative
A clarification has been added to this story to more fully detail the poll description of the transportation climate initiative. A NEW POLL indicates two-thirds of voters in major northeast […]
Posted inEnvironment
Cracking the climate code
AN ARCANE STATE BOARD, known to few outside the world of design and construction, is the setting of a furious clash the outcome of which could influence the amount of […]
Posted inOpinion
BU building big milestone in carbon neutrality
THIS WEEK, we broke ground on the most energy efficient large building in Boston’s history. Boston University’s new Center for Computing and Data Sciences is a milestone achievement for green […]
Posted inOpinion
Healey lawsuit against ExxonMobil is counterproductive
IN RECENT YEARS, Massachusetts has earned widespread recognition for its efforts to prioritize clean energy and move aggressively towards a greener future. To do so, the Commonwealth has set forth […]
Posted inOpinion
Democratize access to clean energy
THIS FALL, millions of young people mobilized across the world to demand action on climate change. The international day of action, seen in Massachusetts outside city and town halls from Boston, […]
Posted inEnvironment
RI official applauds wind farm layout announcement
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council applauded Vineyard Wind and four other companies for agreeing to a common layout for their New England offshore wind […]
Posted inEnvironment
5 offshore wind firms agree to standard configuration
IN A BID to get offshore wind development back on track, Vineyard Wind and the four other companies seeking to build wind farms off the coast of New England have […]
Posted inOpinion
State should reopen review of East Boston substation
OUR COUNTRY’S CLIMATE story is full of horrors – swelling sea levels, toxic pollution, crushing heat, historic hurricanes, and fires leaving unimaginable wreckage in their wake. But underneath these headlines […]
Posted inOpinion
Next steps on offshore wind
AFTER PICKING Mayflower Wind to develop 800 megawatts of offshore wind energy, Massachusetts reached the second major milestone of Section 83C, the pioneering provision in state’s offshore wind legislation in […]
Posted inEnvironment, State House News Service
Weymouth gas project gets final state OK
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE A CONTROVERSIAL NATURAL GAS PROJECT planned for a densely populated waterfront area cleared the final major permitting hurdle Tuesday, further riling opponents who had hoped state […]
Posted inNews Analysis
Who’s in charge of Mass. offshore wind procurements?
THE MOST RECENT offshore wind procurement exposed a major flaw in the selection process, as the state’s three utilities – and not elected officials and their staffers – were charged […]
Posted inOpinion
Zero energy buildings are not high cost
MORE THAN 70 MUNICIPAL LEADERS, architects, engineers, advocates, and residents gathered last year in a room at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston ready to talk green building and eager […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mayflower’s lowest-price offshore wind option selected
MAYFLOWER WIND WAS SELECTED as the winner of the state’s second offshore wind farm procurement with a proposal that the company said offered the lowest price and the least onshore […]
Posted inEnvironment
A roadmap for combatting climate change
LIVING ON THE Massachusetts coastline means we both get a front row seat to some of the most dramatic impacts of climate change. We can see what rising seas and pounding […]
Posted inEnvironment
Healey sues ExxonMobil, alleges climate change deception
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAURA HEALEY sued ExxonMobil Corp. on Thursday, accusing the company of misleading Massachusetts investors and consumers by withholding information linking its fossil fuel products to climate change. The […]
Posted inOlympics
Decarbonizing economy requires lot more electricity
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS have brought into sharp focus the urgency of climate action. From 16-year-old Greta Thunberg sailing across the Atlantic to deliver a dramatic plea at the UN, […]
Posted inOpinion
Union chief pushes natural gas safety bills
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD’S final findings on the Merrimack Valley gas explosions make two facts crystal clear – skilled workers and adequate oversight are crucial to ensure a safe […]
Posted inOpinion
Colleges can lead on climate change
AT THEIR BEST, American universities and colleges are problem-solving institutions whose work is rooted in a set of universal values. This is a unique position in our society, one that […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker’s latest solar goal called too small
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is calling for an 800 megawatt expansion of the state’s relatively new solar incentive program, but a state lawmaker and industry advocates say that amount is way […]
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DPU approves National Grid rate hike
STATE REGULATORS on Tuesday approved raising National Grid’s monthly residential customer charge from $5.50 to $7 along with a yet-to-be-determined increase in the per-kilowatt distribution rate on residential customer bills. […]
