Environment

LakePharma company was going to bring 150 jobs to Worcester, but a Chinese competitor took its place after the company decided it couldn't wait any longer and moved to Hopkinton.

Three Central Massachusetts communities are getting more than $162,000 in state grants for water infrastructure projects.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has been awarded a $143,000 grant from the Commonwealth Corp. to address the training needs of small businesses.

An optical lens manufacturer in Acton has been assessed an $8,280 penalty for violating the state's hazardous waste and groundwater regulations.

Warning of dire consequences if no action is taken to combat climate change, lawmakers are again making an ambitious push to transition to all-renewable energy sources.

Historic tax credits for the revitalization of the Worcester County Courthouse is putting the project closer to construction beginning in earnest.

Redemption Rock Brewing Co., Worcester' fifth brewery and second on Shrewsbury Street, will open Saturday.

Local zoning ordinances and bylaws are essential to comprehensive municipal planning and are intended to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public. Yet, they are often times far from perfect.

Ann T. Lisi, the president and CEO of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, will retire at the end of June.

Gov. Charlie Baker is facing mounting pressure to sign a bill that would ban the use of certain toxic flame retardant chemicals in many products.