In Connecticut, another boost for fuel cell industry reignites subsidy debate
A bill signed into law last week will require electric distribution companies to solicit 30 megawatts of new generation from fuel cells. Critics say the...
Massachusetts cities try new legal path toward banning new fossil fuel hookups
A year after the state’s attorney general struck down a suburban town’s attempt to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure, several municipalities are pursuing new strategies...
Commentary: Our children deserve a clean ride to school
The ride to school shouldn’t include a daily dose of toxic pollution, writes guest commentator John Stout of MASSPIRG. Commentary: Our children deserve a clean...
Mass. bill would double real estate fee to fund clean energy, affordable housing
A broad coalition of environmental and community advocates backs the proposal to increase the deeds excise tax and spend the expected $300 million per year...
University of Connecticut solar tree will offer campus visitors a place to recharge
An industrial design team is constructing a 12-foot aluminum tree topped with nine large, leaf-shaped solar panels. The installation will be a research and education...
As car-centric Cape Cod tries to cut emissions, transportation is a challenge
The Massachusetts region’s unique geography and seasonality — and decades of car-centric development — present a challenge for local leaders trying to reduce climate emissions,...
Maine utility regulators can’t consider climate in their decisions. A bill headed to the governor can change that
A bill approved this week by Maine lawmakers would expand the Public Utilities Commission’s scope beyond reliability and rate impacts and allow it to consider...
Connecticut neighborhood pushes back against planned fuel cell power plant
The proposed facility would convert natural gas to electricity through a chemical process that emits carbon but eliminates other air pollution associated with combustion power...