Environment

The Patrick Administration announced Friday that it has finalized regulations will that require the separation of food waste from the primary waste stream.

A report released by the Sierra Club on Monday said a proposal to replace the commonwealth's existing bottle redemption law with a one-cent fee would saddle municipalities with extra costs and result in thousands of lost jobs.

Marlborough-based Butler Home Products has acquired garment and cleaning care businesses in Georgia.

A fuel cell company that counts Apple, Staples, Verizon and other big companies among its energy clients appealed to Massachusetts lawmakers Wednesday for help deploying what they called “the next generation of energy technology.”

State regulators have assessed a $6,900 penalty against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. for violating hazardous waste regulations at its Worcester coating facility.

Corporate Environmental Advisors, Inc. (CEA) of West Boylston was awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide federal clients with environmental consulting, remediation and reclamation services.

Large institutions and food waste processors are preparing for new regulations that will require the separation of food waste from the primary waste stream beginning next summer.

Virginia-based Washington Gas Energy Systems unveiled its fourth Central Massachusetts solar array at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Brookfield on Nov. 1, marking the start of a 20-year power purchasing agreement between Washington Gas and the town.

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Should Massachusetts buy electricity from large Canadian hydropower facilities? Ask Christophe Courchesne of the Conservation Law Foundation, a group dedicated to environmental causes, and he says “the devil is in the details.” Ask Robert Rio of the business group Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), and he uses the exact same phrase.