Latest Massachusetts Environment News
- Wind-power industry looks longingly offshore 25 Jul 2008 07:31 GMT
... projects could get flak from state and environmental groups. Last week, the Interior Department released ... -- the Cape Wind Energy Project in Massachusetts and the Long Island Offshore Wind Park ...
- Try not to breathe 25 Jul 2008 06:56 GMT
... frequency I receive alerts from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state and New England EPA officials ... ground-level ozone all of Connecticut; Rhode Island; Massachusetts (except the south coast and Cape Cod ... air quality standard for a variety of pollutants, one being ozone. And so when levels ...
- Bad luck, not global warming to blame 25 Jul 2008 06:26 GMT
... “We can’t link it with global warming,” said Kerry Emanuel, professor of atmospheric science ... Emanuel, professor of atmospheric science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “One of the robust ...
- Rail must return if New Hampshire is going to be competitive 25 Jul 2008 05:48 GMT
... around quickly, efficiently and safely. They are environmentally friendly. They aid national security by reducing ... doors at Pheasant Lane Mall would bring Massachusetts residents here to shop tax-free. The construction ...
- Power plant opponents speak up at SATV forum 25 Jul 2008 05:46 GMT
... members of the Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) got an early start in going ... of the possible impacts attributed to have global warming — would have on Salem. The latter, ... of Somerset, a founding member of the Massachusetts Clean Air Coalition. He explained that the ...
- Bill Chameides: The $64,000 Question for Obama and McCain on Climate 25 Jul 2008 05:42 GMT
... will have the power to order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas ... 2007 the Supreme Court ruled in the Massachusetts v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that, "Under ... president's recent concerning the seriousness of the global warming threat -- the likelihood that EPA would ...
- Acushnet worries about paying more for trash disposal 25 Jul 2008 05:15 GMT
... week after receiving a letter from SEMASS. "Recycling is going to become a bigger issue. It'll ... They said trash flow from the Southeastern Massachusetts waste shed would be needed to keep ...
- Your Health: Background TV harmful for kids 25 Jul 2008 05:14 GMT
... 1 to 3 years old. University of Massachusetts researchers observed the children at play with ... researchers concluded that background TV is an environmental risk to youngsters and that parents should ...
- Business brief: 7/25/08 25 Jul 2008 05:08 GMT
... markets. UBS already faces similar charges in Massachusetts. Dow Chemical reports decline in 2Q profit ... it is sure to be controversial with environmental groups that want to protect the pristine ...
- What's Stressful Now? Sunscreen. 25 Jul 2008 04:48 GMT
... increased earlier this month, when the nonprofit Environmental Working Group released a survey showing four ... chairman of the department of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, says she gets "anxious" if ...
- New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon 25 Jul 2008 04:46 GMT
... B. Strange Designated Professor of civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science. The moon doesn't ... to do double-duty for communication and navigation. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers will design the ...
- Dominion to retain Mass. coal-fired plant 25 Jul 2008 04:39 GMT
... with an agreement the company has with Massachusetts and other parties to declare its plans ... consent order with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and other parties in May 2005 ...
- Wakonda Technologies Raises $9.5 Million in Financing 25 Jul 2008 02:53 GMT
... Venture Partners, Applied Ventures, LLC, and the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund. Wakonda said it is ... Energy Entrepreneur of the Year, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's L. Marty Murphy noted that the ...
- JASON BORDOFF & PASCAL NOEL: A win-win response to higher gas prices 25 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT
... reduce accidents, congestion, carbon emissions, and local pollution. The system would also be more equitable ... can reduce our oil consumption, help the environment, and reduce other driving-related harms, while also saving most ... to the authors at: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036; Web site: ...
- Effort to Address Gasoline Prices Stalls in the House 25 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT
... Oil Party,” said Representative , Democrat of Massachusetts. “That's what this is all about.” It ... the way for such a vote, saying environmental restrictions on offshore drilling are not the ...
- The $64,000 Question for Obama and McCain on Climate 25 Jul 2008 02:27 GMT
... will have the power to order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas ... 2007 the Supreme Court ruled in the Massachusetts v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that, "Under ... president's recent concerning the seriousness of the global warming threat -- the likelihood that EPA would ...
- Summary and full text of superintendent's response to School Committee 25 Jul 2008 02:20 GMT
... cultural and educational perspective. School systems across Massachusetts are looking more closely at China as ... middle school adds to the chaotic planning environment.” -- • Principals hire faculty and staff ...
- Work on offshore LNG project begins 25 Jul 2008 01:47 GMT
... gas and deliver it to customers in Massachusetts and throughout New England. Suez also presented ... Ian Bowles, Massachusetts secretary of energy and environmental affairs. “This offshore LNG port represents an ...
- Fighting hunger, here at home 25 Jul 2008 01:15 GMT
... generally conjures up such topics as water pollution, natural disasters or infectious diseases like West Nile ... crisis exists that affects far too many Massachusetts residents: hunger. The latest report from the statewide ...
- Looking to donate? Look out for pink 25 Jul 2008 00:50 GMT
... first round of pink bins hit southeastern Massachusetts in June and another round in July, ... the Resource Center.” Donald Mariani, president of Recycling Associates that picks up the clothes and shoe ...
- Maine wages fight against toxic chemicals 25 Jul 2008 00:50 GMT
... a regulatory void left by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Just five chemicals out ... lead, cadmium and phthalates. In February, the Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to identify dangerous ...
- Community Bulletin Board, July 24 25 Jul 2008 00:44 GMT
... Cell phones and ink cartridges will be recycled and that money will also go to the ... regularly on various local access channels throughout Massachusetts, including Danvers, Cambridge, Somerville, Salem and Brookline. ...
- Circadian Rhythm-metabolism Link Discovered 25 Jul 2008 00:37 GMT
... time-tracking systems in our bodies that anticipate environmental changes and adapt themselves to the appropriate ... Chen and Leonard P. Guarente of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology participated in the study, ...
- Debate continues on contentious nurse-staffing bill: Battle between unions pits nurses against each other 25 Jul 2008 00:36 GMT
... said they represent the 80 percent of Massachusetts nurses whose voices go unheard because they ... were saying, 'I just can't take the environment anymore full-time.” As for the situation in ...
- Health board addresses unique problem 25 Jul 2008 00:06 GMT
... the trash to create electricity. South Shore Recycling Co Op executive director Claire Sullivan said the ... vehicle are detained for hours while the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is notified. The ...
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