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Energy & Utilities

  • Marlborough co. handling nuclear plant auction

    Sam Bonacci July 18, 2016

    Marlborough's Concentric Energy Advisors will be in charge of auctioning off the Tennessee Valley Authority's incomplete Bellefonte Nuclear Plant near Hollywood, Ala., by this October.

    Sam Bonacci July 18, 2016
  • Evaluating the price of parking in Worcester

    John Mcintyre July 18, 2016

    With growing signs of downtown revitalization, city and business officials confront subsidized parking rates to improve infrastructure.

    John Mcintyre July 18, 2016
  • Ameresco secures $72M to improve EPA energy efficiency

    Sam Bonacci July 12, 2016

    Framingham-based Ameresco has received a $72.2-million contract to improve the energy efficiency of four federal buildings in Washington, D.C., including the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    Sam Bonacci July 12, 2016
  • Westborough battery firm secures partnership

    Sam Bonacci July 5, 2016

    Boston-Power has entered into a strategic cooperation with SPI Energy as that company is set to release $500 million in bonds towards building battery capacity for electric vehicles.

    Sam Bonacci July 5, 2016
  • Mass. Senate passes energy bill

    State House News Service July 1, 2016

    An energy bill passed 39-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027 as part of an effort to diversify the state's energy mix and comply with greenhouse

    State House News Service July 1, 2016
  • Worcester co. launches solar division

    Sam Bonacci June 28, 2016

    World Energy Efficiency Services, an energy efficiency services company based in Worcester, has launched a new solar division that will carry clients from the planning stage through final installation.

    Sam Bonacci June 28, 2016
  • Senate bill seeks bigger renewable base

    State House News Service June 27, 2016

    The Massachusetts Senate plans an aggressive approach to bolstering the state's power supplies with renewable resources like hydropower and offshore wind.

    State House News Service June 27, 2016
  • Ameresco completes 18.6 MW Army project; installs 59,994 solar panels

    Sam Bonacci June 20, 2016

    Framingham's Ameresco has completed an 18.6 megawatt (MW) direct current solar facility built for the U.S. Army in Maryland.

    Sam Bonacci June 20, 2016
  • Solect expands into solar maintenance

    Sam Bonacci June 16, 2016

    Solect Energy announced this week that it has expanded its services beyond installation and into solar array operation and management services.

    Sam Bonacci June 16, 2016
  • WBJ named second best biz paper in country

    Brad Kane June 13, 2016

    Worcester Business Journal was honored as the second best small business-to-business publication in the country on Saturday at the annual conference of the Alliance of Area Business Publications, while a WBJ editorial was named the best of the year

    Brad Kane June 13, 2016
  • Solect builds 7KW of solar at birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

    Sam Bonacci June 10, 2016

    Hopkinton's Solect Energy has brought solar power to the farm house where transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was born nearly 200 years ago.

    Sam Bonacci June 10, 2016
  • Baker: Power drain underscores need for energy plan

    State House News Service June 10, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker cited the need to plan for the impending retirement of nuclear and fossil fuel power sources as one reason he wants energy legislation to make it to his desk in coming weeks.

    State House News Service June 10, 2016
  • Senator sees lack of consensus on zoning, housing bill

    State House News Service June 9, 2016

    Proponents and opponents alike can agree: zoning reform is far from the sexiest issue to be debated on Beacon Hill and is not a subject that excites very many people.

    State House News Service June 9, 2016
  • House passes bill pushing wind, hydro

    State House News Service June 9, 2016

    House lawmakers voted near unanimously on Wednesday to require utilities to solicit and enter into long-term contracts for large-scale hydroelectric and offshore wind power.

    State House News Service June 9, 2016
  • Prospects for drug pricing disclosure bill dim

    State House News Service June 8, 2016

    Lawmakers dealt a blow last week to a bill that sought to rein in rising prescription drug costs through pricing disclosure mandates, issuing an order calling for further study on the matter.

    State House News Service June 8, 2016
  • House bill allows ratepayers to be charged for renewable expansion

    State House News Service June 8, 2016

    A new inclusion to the energy bill would allow utilities to charge ratepayers some of the costs associated with bringing more renewable energy sources into their distribution networks.

    State House News Service June 8, 2016

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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.