Environment

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has penalized Sterling contractor Christopher McNamara a total of $69,860 for violating asbestos removal regulations at the Sterling Municipal Light Department maintenance garage.

ISO secured commitments of 32,810 megawatts of electricity for the upcoming demand in the 2025-2026 season. Of those, 5,000 comes from solar, wind, energy storage, and demand resources.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Ayer food manufacturing company Nasoya Foods USA, LLC. a total of $19,902 for violating hazardous waste regulations.

The average gasoline sale price in Massachusetts is sitting at $3.62 per gallon of regular unleaded, up 8 cents from last week, according to a Monday report from travel organization AAA Northeast. 

Leominster restoration company SERVPRO will pay $67,000 in fines to settle claims of illegal asbestos work at a Fitchburg elementary school, according to a Monday press release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office.

Two days after Worcester City Council discussed the future of gasoline stations, the City received roughly $640,000 to construct new electric vehicle charging stations.

In a tight 6-5 vote Tuesday night, Worcester City Council voted against a zoning change which would ban new construction of gas stations.

Marlborough-based asbestos and mold removal company Soriano Environmental, Inc. has been fined $62,640 for violations of asbestos regulations by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

Charles “Chip” Norton, director of Franklin Realty Advisors in Wellesley, has breathed new life into once boarded up buildings by developing them into Southbridge Innovation Center.

Westborough-based Battery Resourcers, a lithium ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, is changing its name to Ascend Elements. the company announced Wednesday.