Environment

Clark is in the process of hiring a dean to lead the school once it commences operations.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Stow clean energy firm River Otter Renewables have been granted $75,000 each for climate-related initiatives, as part of a $2.5-million award statewide from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

A clean hydrogen facility under construction in Devens has been awarded a $46.3-million federal grant, weeks after the company behind the project raised $50 million in private financing.

Electric Hydrogen, a company with headquarters in Natick and California specializing in the clean production of hydrogen,...

Any lingering animosity from the Worcester Bravehearts toward the Worcester Red Sox seems to be a thing of the past, as Worcester’s two baseball franchises held a joint press conference at Polar Park on Thursday to announce a trio of community initiatives. 

The first five turbines of the 62 planned for the project are "operating at full capacity," the Healey administration said, creating 68 megawatts of power.

Andy Koziol, a University of Massachusetts Amherst graduate with nearly 16 years of transportation experience, will be new Massachusetts point person on the plan to stretch regular passenger rail service across the state from Boston to Pittsfield.

The average price for a gallon of gas in the Worcester area was $3.10 per gallon of regular unleaded on Tuesday, 2 cents higher than the price of $3.08 seen a week ago but 3 cents lower than the price of $3.13 seen on Jan. 6.

Nearly 200 high school and college students skipped classes Tuesday to advocate for a slate of climate resiliency and government transparency bills at the State House, starting with a chilly outdoor rally followed by meetings with lawmakers.

Overall, Central Massachusetts LEED-certified buildings contributed 1.4 million square feet to Massachusetts’ total, amounting to 6% of the state’s green building square footage.