Environment

The pact being developed by Massachusetts and other East Coast states to cap carbon emissions from vehicles could add up to 17 cents to the price of a gallon of gas, according to the newest estimates, but could also generate more than $500 million in revenue for state government in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts is trending toward its long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, but the effort to reduce global emissions is failing, a new report said.

A robotics scientist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will lead a team of researchers in a project to help recycling centers better sort materials.

The Massachusetts state government has purchased a 465-acre site in Templeton to be conserved as part of a new wildlife management area stretching for more than 2,650 acres.

State funding is providing 28 Central Massachusetts cities and towns with more than $4.7 million to cover clean energy projects.

Lancaster lumber treatment facility and distributor Bestway of New England, Inc. has been penalized $9,620 for hazardous waste and toxic use violations.

Two lawmakers have pitched the Transportation Committee on studying an east-west passenger rail connection between Boston, Greenfield and North Adams.

When Chinese firms virtually stopped buying recycled mixed paper from the United States, the effects didn't take long to become visible at E.L. Harvey & Sons' Westborough facility.

The EcoTarium nature and science museum in Worcester will unveil a new long-awaited outdoor exhibit Saturday featuring two mountain lion siblings.

A new Massachusetts state grant will help digital health startups work with larger industry players at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's PracticePoint facility at Gateway Park.