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  • TALK BACK

    January 4, 2016

    CHAMBER: TAX RATE HURTS BUSINESS RECRUITINGA vote by city council halted a slow transition back to a single tax rate that had been underway for five years.

    January 4, 2016
  • Renewable energy needs to be emphasized

    January 4, 2016

    I was glad to read in your Dec. 10th article, “Baker emphasizes energy, transportation at conference,” that Gov. Baker is eager to work with the legislature in 2016 to pass legislation that will, as your article put it, “involve more wind …

    January 4, 2016
  • Mass. Nurses: No fracking

    Emily Micucci December 30, 2015

    The Massachusetts Nurses Association has joined the fight against fracking in Massachusetts.

    Emily Micucci December 30, 2015
  • National Grid fined $1.25M for pipeline violations

    Sam Bonacci December 23, 2015

    National Grid was fined $1.25 million for alleged gas pipeline safety violations on Cape Cod.

    Sam Bonacci December 23, 2015
  • Energy Economic Forecast

    Sam Bonacci December 21, 2015

    Energy in Massachusetts has been a topic of hot debate throughout 2015, and there's no indication that things will cool off in 2016.

    Sam Bonacci December 21, 2015
  • Mass. group sounds alarm over lifting oil export ban

    State House News Service December 18, 2015

    The $1.1 trillion spending bill that cleared the U.S. House Friday with support from Massachusetts delegation members includes tax credit extensions for solar and wind energy industries but those measures are "dramatically overshadowed" by the

    State House News Service December 18, 2015
  • Solar loan program to deliver benefits to Mass. residents, banks

    State House News Service December 18, 2015

    Touting the benefits of direct ownership of solar power, the Baker administration has opened a $30 million program funded by retail electricity suppliers to support Massachusetts lenders who provide loans for residential solar energy projects.

    State House News Service December 18, 2015
  • Fed tax bill measures could benefit Mass. jobs

    State House News Service December 17, 2015

    Small business and medical device industry officials say a pair of provisions in the just-struck Congressional deals on tax credits and spending bode well for job production in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service December 17, 2015
  • Framingham firm hires veteran energy analyst

    December 15, 2015

    Amid a climate of increasing uncertainty in the future of energy both locally and internationally, Framingham's IDC Energy Insights has hired industry veteran Kevin Prouty as vice president of research, the company announced Tuesday.

    December 15, 2015
  • Solect Energy secures 537KW solar project

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2015

    Hopkinton-based Solect Energy has secured a contract to install a 537-kilowatt solar energy system on the roof of a Brockton company's building, Solect announced Friday.

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2015
  • Baker emphasizes energy, transportation at conference

    State House News Service December 10, 2015

    Outlining goals and accomplishments at a gathering of government bond investors Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Baker said energy and transportation remain among his top priorities and key factors in the state's economic condition.

    State House News Service December 10, 2015
  • MBTA banking on $25M in energy savings

    State House News Service December 8, 2015

    The MBTA expects to save $25 million in electricity costs over the next five years.

    State House News Service December 8, 2015
  • Wyman-Gordon faces $145K in OSHA fines

    Sam Bonacci December 8, 2015

    Wyman-Gordan has been cited for three repeat and 10 serious violations of workplace safety standards at the aerospace parts manufacturer's North Grafton plant, according to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

    Sam Bonacci December 8, 2015
  • Movers & Shakers

    December 7, 2015

    MARIE ANGELINI, LISA M. CARROLL, LINDA S. LARRIVEE, CAROLYN J. STEMPER and THOMAS J. SULLIVAN will serve on the board of Hanover Theatre in Worcester, and MARY C.

    December 7, 2015
  • Solar talks turn cold

    State House News Service December 7, 2015

    The Senate's top Democrat has noted that "jobs are on the line," but legislative negotiators charged with reaching agreement on a bill to keep solar projects moving in Massachusetts have not held a single meeting after their hastily convened

    State House News Service December 7, 2015
  • Mazzarella pushes can-do attitude in Leominster

    Brad Kane December 7, 2015

    In November, Dean J. Mazzarella was elected to his 12th two-year term as Leominster mayor, extending his lead as longest serving mayor in the city's 375-year history. This January, when Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn retires, Mazzarella officially

    Brad Kane December 7, 2015

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.