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Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy aimed at reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, town officials announced Friday. The move came alongside a Department of Public Works Trash Amnesty Collection set for the week of August 31 and the release of t…
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy aimed at reaching net-zero emissions by 2050, town officials announced Friday. The move came alongside a Department of Public Works Trash Amnesty Collection set for the week of August 31 and the release of t…
Sharon will begin construction on a new solar canopy at the Pond Street parking lot in early September. The Town of Sharon announced the project this week in a News Flash update, though officials did not specify a contractor or completion date for the renewable energy structure at the m…
New Watertown High School earns net-zero energy and LEED Platinum status, per WCVB report. City officials called the building one of the greenest public schools in the country, according to the Thursday, Aug. 27 report. Mighty Squirrel Biergarten at Gore Place in Watertown is set to hos…
Sharon will begin construction on a new solar canopy at the Pond Street parking lot in early September. The Town of Sharon announced the project this week in a News Flash update, though officials did not specify a contractor or completion date for the renewable energy structure at the m…
New Watertown High School earns net-zero energy and LEED Platinum status, per WCVB report. City officials called the building one of the greenest public schools in the country, according to the Thursday, Aug. 27 report. Mighty Squirrel Biergarten at Gore Place in Watertown is set to hos…
Mayfield holds hearing on 6-megawatt solar proposal as tax base shrinks. Council heard presentations from TotalEnergies and environmental consultant Chad Lello of TRC on a proposed 6-megawatt farm projected to generate $167,000 in annual property tax revenue and $178,000 in permit costs. Mayor
Falmouth Planning Board approves Red Horse Inn expansion and a church solar array on split votes.
Falmouth Planning Board approves Red Horse Inn expansion and a church solar array on split votes.
Stafford Town Board schedules hearing on six-month solar moratorium. The board voted unanimously to hold a public hearing September 14 at 7:00 p.m. on the proposed moratorium on new solar energy projects, intended to allow time for comprehensive zoning changes addressing community concerns. The
Worcester marked five years of its Green Worcester Plan this week, touting real progress on trees, flooding and waste. City officials say the plan has delivered measurable gains but warned that longer-term climate and renewable-energy targets may be unreachable without more state and fe…
Worcester marked five years of its Green Worcester Plan this week, touting real progress on trees, flooding and waste. City officials say the plan has delivered measurable gains but warned that longer-term climate and renewable-energy targets may be unreachable without more state and fe…
Wellesley Light Board opens solar rebates to large businesses as federal credits lapse.
Tyngsborough Elementary School could get a solar canopy covering 95 percent of its electricity use at no direct cost to the district.
Wellesley Light Board opens solar rebates to large businesses as federal credits lapse.
Tyngsborough Elementary School could get a solar canopy covering 95 percent of its electricity use at no direct cost to the district.
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan this week, a 10-year strategy toward net-zero emissions by 2050. Town officials framed the plan as a comprehensive roadmap for reducing emissions over the coming decade, releasing it alongside the August Town Administrator News…
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan this week, a 10-year strategy toward net-zero emissions by 2050. Town officials framed the plan as a comprehensive roadmap for reducing emissions over the coming decade, releasing it alongside the August Town Administrator News…
Wayland lands a $100,475 state grant to advance municipal clean energy projects. The Town of Wayland announced Tuesday it received the competitive award from the Department of Energy Resources' Green Communities Division to fund local energy-efficiency work. Living historian Judith Kala…
Wayland lands a $100,475 state grant to advance municipal clean energy projects. The Town of Wayland announced Tuesday it received the competitive award from the Department of Energy Resources' Green Communities Division to fund local energy-efficiency work. Living historian Judith Kala…
Lanesborough Planning Board hears pitch for 6,020-panel solar farm snagged by scenic-view rule.
Lanesborough Planning Board hears pitch for 6,020-panel solar farm snagged by scenic-view rule.
Boston's BPDA board approves 165-unit Roxbury hospital conversion, new clean energy zoning and a Mass Robotics lease to 2036.
Boston's BPDA board approves 165-unit Roxbury hospital conversion, new clean energy zoning and a Mass Robotics lease to 2036.
Brookline officially adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan charting a 10-year path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The town's website announced the strategy this week as its guiding framework for future climate and infrastructure decisions, even as the MBTA continued work on …
Brookline officially adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan charting a 10-year path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The town's website announced the strategy this week as its guiding framework for future climate and infrastructure decisions, even as the MBTA continued work on …
Jackson Town Board schedules August hearing on extending solar moratorium. Supervisor Jay Skellie and the board voted unanimously, 4-0, to schedule the hearing, according to Planning Board Chairwoman Donahue, who reported that the board has completed a comprehensive new 30-page solar ordinance
Carver Planning Board pumps the brakes on a state-mandated solar permitting shortcut.
Carver Planning Board pumps the brakes on a state-mandated solar permitting shortcut.
Mayfield Planning Commission has approved a 45-acre solar farm at 603 Scranton Carbondale Highway. Solar Star Mayfield 1 LLC received the commission's approval to construct the facility in the C-2 Zone as a principal permitted use, contingent on obtaining an NPDES Permit. The commission also
Townsend Planning Board approves solar screening and a Haines Road driveway, pushes Cedar Road subdivision fight to August 24.
Fall River school facilities panel refers revised police-contract and $2.9 million green energy deal to full committee.
Fall River school facilities panel refers revised police-contract and $2.9 million green energy deal to full committee.
Townsend Planning Board approves solar screening and a Haines Road driveway, pushes Cedar Road subdivision fight to August 24.
Small businesses in Fitchburg can get free Mass Save energy assessments from August 10 to 14. Mass Save is a statewide, utility-funded energy-efficiency initiative, and the local program runs through the city's Main Streets Initiative, as detailed in a NewsBreak Fitchburg Daily Brief re…
Small businesses in Fitchburg can get free Mass Save energy assessments from August 10 to 14. Mass Save is a statewide, utility-funded energy-efficiency initiative, and the local program runs through the city's Main Streets Initiative, as detailed in a NewsBreak Fitchburg Daily Brief re…
Brookline landed $175,000 in state grants to fund energy upgrades and renter weatherization, per Brookline.News. The package includes a separate $50,000 EmPower Massachusetts grant, and the town's veterans services office reportedly hired away Saugus's top veterans advocate, according t…
Brookline landed $175,000 in state grants to fund energy upgrades and renter weatherization, per Brookline.News. The package includes a separate $50,000 EmPower Massachusetts grant, and the town's veterans services office reportedly hired away Saugus's top veterans advocate, according t…
Manchester Planning Board approves solar farm on closed landfill. Vice Chairman William Barron led seven members in granting approval to NextGrid to develop a 20-acre solar farm on the township's unlined, closed landfill at 1501 Route 70, with NextGrid covering an estimated $8 million to $12
Grove Town Board votes to oppose solar development on state and local land. The board unanimously backed Legislators Resolution 172-26 to protect New York state forests and wildlife from solar fields, and Supervisor Kenneth DeRitter, Councilmembers Michael Dieter, Peggy Gelser-Webb, and Kelly Mann
Brookline adopted a ten-year Climate Action and Resiliency Plan Thursday, charting a path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The town's move comes as Brookline Public Health's extreme heat emergency stretches into its second day, with cooling centers open through Saturday, August 8. Elsewhe…
Brookline adopted a ten-year Climate Action and Resiliency Plan Thursday, charting a path to net-zero emissions by 2050. The town's move comes as Brookline Public Health's extreme heat emergency stretches into its second day, with cooling centers open through Saturday, August 8. Elsewhe…
Rehoboth Planning Board endorses two lot splits, delays solar vote a third time.
Rehoboth Planning Board endorses two lot splits, delays solar vote a third time.
Boston council reviews fund change aimed at cooling overheated schools.
Boston council reviews fund change aimed at cooling overheated schools.
Grafton secured a $119,000 state grant to modernize municipal buildings and cut energy costs, per a Patch report today. Meanwhile, the town's News Flash promoted an upcoming flu clinic and confirmed mosquito spraying will continue August 6, 13, 20 and 27 across Grafton. The Grafton Farm…
Sherborn is rolling out new guidance for private well and septic owners as part of a climate resiliency push. The town's News Flash system announced a "Climate Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness for Private Wells & Septic Smart Homeowners Workshop" this week, aimed at helping residen…
Wayland has been awarded $100,000 in state funding to lower energy costs and modernize public buildings, per Wayland Patch. The grant, reported Tuesday, is the day's most consequential development for town finances and infrastructure. On the ground Tuesday, the Department of Public Work…
Milton is set to receive $114,000 in state funding aimed at lowering municipal energy costs and modernizing public buildings, according to a report from Milton Patch published August 5. The grant comes through a state program supporting municipal energy efficiency, though the town has n…
Wayland has been awarded $100,000 in state funding to lower energy costs and modernize public buildings, per Wayland Patch. The grant, reported Tuesday, is the day's most consequential development for town finances and infrastructure. On the ground Tuesday, the Department of Public Work…
Grafton secured a $119,000 state grant to modernize municipal buildings and cut energy costs, per a Patch report today. Meanwhile, the town's News Flash promoted an upcoming flu clinic and confirmed mosquito spraying will continue August 6, 13, 20 and 27 across Grafton. The Grafton Farm…
Milton is set to receive $114,000 in state funding aimed at lowering municipal energy costs and modernizing public buildings, according to a report from Milton Patch published August 5. The grant comes through a state program supporting municipal energy efficiency, though the town has n…
Sherborn is rolling out new guidance for private well and septic owners as part of a climate resiliency push. The town's News Flash system announced a "Climate Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness for Private Wells & Septic Smart Homeowners Workshop" this week, aimed at helping residen…
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan arrived in the Town Administrator's July newsletter alongside news that the municipal golf course has reopened all 18 holes and a new Public Health Plaza has opene…
Brookline adopted a 2026 Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, a 10-year strategy toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan arrived in the Town Administrator's July newsletter alongside news that the municipal golf course has reopened all 18 holes and a new Public Health Plaza has opene…
Economic Development Committee reviews solar farm Option Agreement, pursues $817K in regional grants. The committee received an Option Agreement from NYPA for a potential solar farm, which town attorney Matt Fuller and committee members Sue Clary and John Bardwell reviewed separately, submitting
Wellesley Municipal Light Board slashes its WeCare 100 percent clean-energy premium by roughly two-thirds and begins work on a commercial solar incentive program.
Wellesley Municipal Light Board slashes its WeCare 100 percent clean-energy premium by roughly two-thirds and begins work on a commercial solar incentive program.
Lexington rolled out new ballot colors ahead of the September 1 State Primary while naming Yahan Hua as the town's first Energy Advocate. The Town Pool set an August 5 makeup date for its home swim meet, and the library's summer slate continues with an Elvis tribute featuring Michael Sl…
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