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Energy & Utilities

  • Ameresco chosen for DEA solar in Texas

    Zachary Comeau November 28, 2017

    Framingham solar energy firm Ameresco will build a 2.47-megawatt solar energy system at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso, Texas, base, the agency's first renewable energy system.

    Zachary Comeau November 28, 2017
  • Electric car-charging station opens at Framingham Pike plaza

    November 27, 2017

    A charging station for electric vehicles has opened at the Framingham service plaza off the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound.

    November 27, 2017
  • Minimum wage, sales tax campaigns confident

    State House News Service November 22, 2017

    Proponents of a major sales tax cut and supporters of a $15 minimum wage and a paid family and medical leave proposal say they've gathered more than enough signatures to advance their proposals.

    State House News Service November 22, 2017
  • Petersham looks to market 118-year-old inn

    Zachary Comeau November 13, 2017

    Petersham town officials are again looking to take the burden of the 30,000-square foot, 118-year-old Nichewaug Inn and Academy property off its books.

    Zachary Comeau November 13, 2017
  • Harvard firm going on 43 years strong in solar industry

    Brad Kane November 13, 2017

    From designing the first house to export electricity onto the power grid, Solar Design Associates has worked on projects large and small as the industry has evolved in fits and starts.

    Brad Kane November 13, 2017
  • Little Leaf grows lettuce year-round without human hands

    Grant Welker November 13, 2017

    The farm of the future is in a nondescript greenhouse down a wooded residential road next to a site where the military once trained for the Vietnam War.

    Grant Welker November 13, 2017
  • Hopkinton firm leads region's top 10 woman businesses

    November 10, 2017

    Central Massachusetts has several other woman-owned businesses with more than 100 employees, as compiled by the Worcester Business Journal research department.

    November 10, 2017
  • Hudson solar firm expands into Rhode Island, Cape Cod

    Zachary Comeau November 8, 2017

    Hudson solar company New England Clean Energy on Wednesday announced it has expanded its services to Cape Cod and has opened a new office in Rhode Island.

    Zachary Comeau November 8, 2017
  • AMSC inks supply deal for S. Korea wind turbines

    Zachary Comeau November 6, 2017

    Devens energy solutions provider AMSC announced Monday an agreement to supply electrical control systems for a Korean wind turbine manufacturer.

    Zachary Comeau November 6, 2017
  • Mass. lawmakers in favor of pipeline tax ban

    State House News Service November 3, 2017

    About two-thirds of the Legislature has signed onto letters to prohibition utility companies from making electric ratepayers help finance the construction of gas pipelines.

    State House News Service November 3, 2017
  • Boston firm completes Mendon solar project

    Zachary Comeau October 25, 2017

    Two energy companies have completed 7.4 megawatts of solar arrays at three projects in the state, including one in Mendon.

    Zachary Comeau October 25, 2017
  • Worcester pedals forward on bikeshare businesses

    Grant Welker October 16, 2017

    Worcester likely wouldn't strike anyone as a good city for bicycling. Winters are brutal. Streets are hilly. But, bikes are here nonetheless.

    Grant Welker October 16, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    October 16, 2017

    The Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation, Inc. board of directors has three new members. KEITH D. BOISSONEAU has been with Sterilite Corp. in Townsend since 1997 and its vice president of finance since 2001.

    October 16, 2017
  • Environmental study claims gas companies created artificial shortage

    Zachary Comeau October 12, 2017

    A study Massachusetts utility Eversource calls a complete fabrication claims the utility company and one other created artificial gas shortages which raised gas prices.

    Zachary Comeau October 12, 2017
  • Former laundromat owner sentenced for gas theft

    Zachary Comeau October 10, 2017

    The former owner of a laundromat who was found guilty of stealing natural gas in Worcester was sentenced on Friday to one year in a house of correction.

    Zachary Comeau October 10, 2017
  • Pot growers, utility companies working together

    State House News Service October 10, 2017

    Utiliy companies are working with marijuana cultivators to make their facilities more energy efficient.

    State House News Service October 10, 2017

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In November, Massachusetts residents will vote on Question 4 regarding whether or not to legalize restricted use and possession of psychedelic drugs for those 21 and older. The use of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions is slowly becoming more popular within the U.S. On Oct. 10, veterans lobbied on the Boston Common to decriminalize the use of certain types and small quantities of psychedelic substances, claiming its usage has the potential to save lives.

While the proposed law would not impact employers’ rights to enforce workplace policies restricting employee psychedelic substance use, the possibility of legalization does bring up the question of whether or not companies will choose independently to adjust their drug testing policies. The ballot question comes six years after legalized sale of recreational marijuana began in Massachusetts.