Environment

Worcester County woodland property owners can now get paid to maintain their forests.

Wisetek, an information-technology asset disposition company based in Cork, Ireland, has opened a new 42,000-square-foot facility in Northborough

Massachusetts gasoline prices dipped 8 cents in the last week, now averaging $4.84 per gallon of regular unleaded on Tuesday.

Central Massachusetts has a new highest-paid public company leader: Ernie Herrman, president and CEO of the TJX Cos. Inc. in Framingham.

Edgar Muntz, Jr. has been ordered to reimburse the State $120,000 for cleanup following an explosion of a backyard shed at a property he owned through his 393 Oak Street Realty Trust.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection fined Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) of Dallas $22,360 for not reporting the discovery of an oil spill at an abandoned home in a timely manner.

Food waste conversion company, Feedback Earth Inc. of Grafton, will pay a $9,520 fine levied by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violations of the air pollution and solid waste regulations.

Massachusetts gasoline prices fell 7 cents in the past week, settling at a new average of $4.93 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday.

More than two dozen businesses called on lawmakers Tuesday to keep a focus on rolling out broader electric vehicle use in the final version of an energy bill locked up in private negotiations, throwing their support behind several provisions that featured in the Senate's approach.

Massachusetts’ average gas price rose 23 cents in the past week to find a record high of $4.96 per gallon of regular unleaded.