Environment

Multiscale Systems, a Worcester research and development company, has been awarded a $200,000 contract with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop parts for nuclear reactors.

The House and Senate are sending Gov. Charlie Baker a bill to borrow and spend more than...

Massachusetts gasoline prices continued to decline in the past week, falling 11 cents to an average of $4.63 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday. 

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.