Environment

As part of National Public Gardens Day, Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston will offer free admission Friday, May 10.

Solar installation company New England Clean Energy of Hudson has named Jim Elkind its CEO, the company announced today.

Jump-starting the green energy industry in the United States was a goal of the Obama Administration when...

While residential energy efficiency is a boon for consumers and helps the environment, it is also boosting Massachusetts businesses.

Organizations have had a tough time coming to grips with telecommuting. Most recently, the issue arose when...

The carbon cap shared by nine states, including Massachusetts, will be about 74 million tons lower next year and closer to the states' actual total carbon dioxide output under a new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan.

About half a year after a dramatic debate over whether to expand the state's bottle deposit law, a group backed by the food and beverage industry is seeking to scrap the whole deposit law in favor of a new recycling program.

Environmental groups have persuaded state lawmakers to sign on to several bills they are pushing this session, including a move to protect the state's endangered species act, fine farmers for keeping animals in confined cages, and another attempt at an expanded bottle bill, adding water and juice bottles to the list of drinks requiring a deposit.

Massachusetts environmental engineer Tighe & Bond, which has an office in Worcester, won a five-year federal procurement contractor certification to deliver its services to federal agencies.

It's a new year. Perhaps your workplace has a resolution of going green, building on environmental initiatives,...