Environment

The violations concern renovation work at one Fitchburg multi-family residence and four Lowell apartments, all of which were marketed to college students, according to the Massachusetts attorney general. 

The 6-cent drop follows President Joe Biden’s decision to release 1 million barrels of oil per day for six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Now, in its seventh year, the Manufacturing Excellence Awards seeks to accentuate the top performers in a highly complex and varied industry.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Quincy-based Karma Environmental Services, Inc., $17,355 for asbestos violations while working at a Worcester site.

The average gasoline price in Massachusetts is now at $4.26 per gallon of regular unleaded, down 9 cents since last week, according to a report from the travel group AAA Northeast. 

A Chelmsford-based firm has been fined for violations of asbestos regulations which occurred during work on The Hanover Insurance Group’s headquarters on Lincoln Street in Worcester.

VALIS, a Worcester-based software solutions provider for metal recycling, launched its flagship product, VALI-Sort, to help create more profitable sorting methods for the industry.

Renewable energy firm Ameresco has planted 500 trees at Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

The increase in fuel price follows Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which caused the price of oil to spike to $123 per barrel of oil, although that has since dropped slightly to to $110 per barrel. 

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection penalized A Line Corp. of North Attleborough with a $9,325 fine after an oil leak at the company's Oxford location.