Environment

As the latest chapter of the ongoing issues surrounding Grafton-based food waste conversion company Feedback Earth, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging the company has been releasing noxious odors for months and is negatively affecting residents in neighboring communities.  

Westborough-based Ascend Elements has filed a lawsuit seeking $5 million in damages against the owner of a Devens building the company intended to turn into a manufacturing facility.

Aspen Aerogel’s efforts in developing technologies to reduce the risk from electrical vehicle fires will potentially receive a big boost from the federal government.

Marlborough-based green energy technology firm ConnectM Technology Solutions has acquired Danvers-based Green Energy Gains.

Ascend Elements, a Westborough-based company that recycles former electric vehicle battery components into materials used to construct new batteries, has opened a jointly operated plant in Poland. 

Catania Oils has been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a result of a peanut oil spill that allegedly violated the Clean Water Act.

Embue, a Worcester-based software company seeking to make multifamily buildings more energy efficient and easier to manage, has been awarded a $335,000 grant.

The Conservation Law Foundation called its notice of intent to sue part of its effort to prevent methane leaks that the group said are also costing families and businesses money "for gas that never reaches their home or office."

The federal government is awarding $389 million to the New England states for regional electric infrastructure upgrades.

Worcester-based software company Valis Insights received a $20,000 grant from a Michigan-based foundation seeking to assist female-owned businesses in making a social impact.