Environment

The clean and renewable technology companies reached an agreement where Redflow will supply the Framingham company with advanced non-lithium battery energy storage technology so Ameresco can install and use the storage devices for its projects.

From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions and comments from lawmakers from various corners of Massachusetts at Monday's Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget hearing made clear.

MBTA officials estimated Thursday it would need at least a year and about $5 million to get a widespread low-income fare option off the ground, plus tens of millions of dollars per year to cover its recurring costs.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has entered into a research partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to examine methods involving hydrogen fuel cells to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry.

Ameresco, Inc. has extended its partnership with the British charity Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to plant 1,000 trees and help landscape the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

Natick-based clean energy company Ameresco has entered into an agreement to acquire Italy-based energy efficiency and renewable energy company ENERQUOS Energy Solutions S.r.l.

Natick software developer MathWorks donated $2.5 million to build a new regional YMCA in Ashland.

Ascend Elements and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. reached an agreement to extend their collaboration on recycled lithium-ion batteries for Honda’s electric vehicles in North America.

To meet the state's climate goals and cut down on energy costs for residents, Massachusetts needs to invest in zero-carbon renovations in existing buildings around the state, according to a coalition of over 150 organizations.

A host of environmental and consumer protection groups are lined up behind legislation that would take a two-pronged approach to PFAS: ban their use in most products to prevent new contamination, and create new programs to clean up contamination that already exists.