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Energy & Utilities

  • Building trades leaders endorse gas pipeline project

    Emily Micucci December 22, 2014

    Three building trades groups representing 84,000 workers in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire released a statement Monday endorsing Kinder Morgan's proposed Northeast Energy Direct underground natural gas pipeline project.

    Emily Micucci December 22, 2014
  • Is the energy mix shifting?

    Emily Micucci December 22, 2014

    The energy sector has a lot of moving parts, and like the grid, they're all interconnected. With new government policies driving a push to clean energy adoption, suppliers of fossil fuel-based energy face their share of challenges in the year ahead

    Emily Micucci December 22, 2014
  • WPI wins $1.1M to boost nuclear research

    Rick Saia December 16, 2014

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been awarded $1.1 million in federal grants to help revitalize the nuclear power industry, the school announced Monday.

    Rick Saia December 16, 2014
  • Mass. gas prices drop 10 cents

    December 15, 2014

    Gasoline prices in Massachusetts continue to drop, having fallen 10 cents since last week, according to AAA Southern New England.

    December 15, 2014
  • National Grid to build more solar in Mass.

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2014

    National Grid will more than triple its solar-power generation capabilities in Massachusetts with an additional 16 megawatts of energy at 19 sites to be built in the next year, the utility announced Monday.

    Sam Bonacci December 15, 2014
  • Sevcon posts Q4 loss despite jump in revenue

    Emily Micucci December 10, 2014

    Southborough-based Sevcon posted an operating loss of $94,000 in its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to one-time expenses. But the maker of microprocessor-based controls for electric and hybrid vehicles reported quarterly and yearly revenue gains of

    Emily Micucci December 10, 2014
  • Baker urged to continue solar energy support

    December 9, 2014

    An environmental advocacy group, backed by hundreds of local officials throughout Massachusetts, is urging Governor-elect Charlie Baker to support the continued growth of solar energy.

    December 9, 2014
  • 100 firms join energy-buying collaborative

    December 9, 2014

    More than 100 businesses have signed on to the Massachusetts Manufacturing Energy Collaborative (MassMEC) to reduce energy costs by joining in on bulk purchases of power and natural gas, the Milton-based group announced Tuesday.

    December 9, 2014
  • Central Mass. may see smaller gas pipeline

    Sam Bonacci December 8, 2014

    The planned natural gas pipeline that is now being shifted a few miles over the border into New Hampshire may not spell the end of Kinder Morgan's efforts to expand the flow of the fuel in the region.

    Sam Bonacci December 8, 2014
  • Baker must continue to shine the state's spotlight on solar

    Ben Hellerstein And Mark Durrenberger Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 8, 2014

    Two car dealerships in Westborough — Dan's Jeep and Westborough Mitsubishi — installed 441 rooftop solar panels, with anticipated savings of more than $500,000 in electricity costs over 25 years.

    Ben Hellerstein And Mark Durrenberger Special To The Worcester Business Journal December 8, 2014
  • Gas pipeline to go through N.H., bypass Central Mass.

    Sam Bonacci December 5, 2014

    The Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) has announced that it plans to bypass Central Massachusetts and route the Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline through southern New Hampshire instead.

    Sam Bonacci December 5, 2014
  • Westborough firm to implement $3M school energy upgrade

    December 2, 2014

    NORESCO, an energy efficiency company based in Westborough, will implement a $3 million in energy improvements to seven schools at a district in northern California.

    December 2, 2014
  • National Grid highlights support for EPA plan

    Emily Micucci November 26, 2014

    Electric and gas utility National Grid submitted comments supporting the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Energy Power Plan on Tuesday.

    Emily Micucci November 26, 2014
  • Analysts: World Energy, buyer stand to gain in merger

    Sam Bonacci November 24, 2014

    With EnerNOC poised to acquire

    Sam Bonacci November 24, 2014
  • With report, group asks Baker to support solar goal

    State House News Service November 20, 2014

    Even if the rate of growth in the Bay State's solar industry tapers, the state could derive 20 percent of its electricity from the sun by 2025, according to an Environment Massachusetts report released Thursday.

    State House News Service November 20, 2014
  • Nashoba Valley Chamber CEO responds to Kinder Morgan controversy

    Emily Micucci November 20, 2014

    While the U.S. Senate narrowly defeated the proposed Keystone pipeline expansion from Canada to the Gulf Coast earlier this week, another pipeline project with local impact is still pending, and it's creating controversy for the Nashoba Valley

    Emily Micucci November 20, 2014

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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.