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September 28, 2024

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Toxin Assessment Renews Environmental Justice Questions at Weymouth Compressor Station
The site of the Weymouth natural gas compressor station previously hosted both a coal facility and a fuel storage tank. 
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Mayflower Wind Pledges $81M for Economic Development in OSW Bid
Mayflower Wind has submitted a 1.2-GW bid in Massachusetts' latest offshore wind RFP, pledging to spend up to $81 million for economic development.
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Boston City Council Approves Enforceable Building Emissions Standard
The Boston City Council unanimously passed an amendment to its buildings ordinance that establishes an enforceable emissions performance standard.
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Concerned Massachusetts Farmers Speak Out Against Dual-use Solar
Fred Beddall, a full-time commercial farmer in Massachusetts, says that a dual-use policy for solar on agricultural lands needs to be re-examined.
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Report: Mass. Has Significant OSW Workforce Gaps for 1.6 GW Pipeline
Gov. Charlie Baker joined state and local officials to announce the release of the 2021 MassCEC Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment.
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Gov. Baker Creates Commission on Clean Heat in Massachusetts
Cabell Eames with 350 Mass wants a community-based task force that serves an oversight role on the decision-making at the executive level.
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Environmentalists Hesitant About Floating Solar in Massachusetts Ponds, Reservoirs
Mike Marsch with BlueWave Solar says that floating solar is necessar to build out renewable energy at the capacity needed.
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Experts Say Mass. EV Drivers Need Strong Incentives for Off-Peak Charging
A group of policy experts and consumer advocates want Eversource and National Grid to consider providing deeper incentives for off-peak EV charging.
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station
Lawsuit Questions Feasibility of Gas Turbine for Enbridge Compressor Station
Enbridge says using a gas-fired turbine for the Weymouth Compressor station is more cost-effective than an electric motor, but stakeholders disagree.
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Scientists, First Nations Say Hydropower is Not Clean Energy
A critic of hydropower says politicians often make “vacuous statements about a particular energy source being clean, but that is not the case.”

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