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Environmental – Water use – Withdrawals
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
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August 8, 2025
Where a plaintiff group of water suppliers challenged a state regulation requiring them to “establish enforceable restrictions limiting nonessential outdoor water use” during periods of drought, a judge’s decision to reject that challenge should...
South Carolina Judge tosses climate lawsuit, another in a string of losses for enviro-activists
Just the News
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August 7, 2025
A judge in South Carolina state court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit filed by the city of Charleston against oil companies seeking damages that the city claimed were caused by climate change. As with similar lawsuits filed by local and state...
Boston Judge Halts Trump Admin’s FEMA Funding Shift
The Gateway Pundit
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August 7, 2025
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greydon Furstenau) A U.S. district judge in Boston has issued a preliminary injunction, stopping the Trump administration from redirecting over $4 billion from the Building Resilient Infrastructure and...
Jennifer Beals talks ’90s Celtics fandom and ‘L Word’ legacy ahead of Fan Expo Boston appearance
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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While she doesn’t get to visit Boston often these days, Jennifer Beals has many cherished memories of the city, particularly of seeing the Celtics play at the old Garden. Ahead of appearances Saturday and Sunday at this weekend’s Fan Expo Boston...
This Creepy Massachusetts Spot is an Unsettling Location With a Horrifying Name
Live 95.9 - Massachusetts
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August 8, 2025
In Massachusetts, there are plenty of cities, towns, and villages with some abnormal names. There's no surprise to anyone. Of course, some of those spots even have histories that consists of hauntings, or even some relatively creepy backstories....
Longtime Environment and Climate Expert Kris Sarri Named Massachusetts State Director of The Nature Conservancy
Beacon Hill Times - Massachusetts
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August 7, 2025
Special to Times Kristen ‘Kris’ Sarri has been named The Nature Conservancy’s new Massachusetts State Director, bringing 30 years of deep knowledge about environmental nonprofit work and government leadership to the role and a passion for...
Attorney Hired to Help Clients Navigate Complex Regulatory Environments
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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August 7, 2025
Timothy J. Plunkett Harris Beach Murtha has hired Timothy J. Plunkett as senior counsel, based in the firm’s White Plains office, to help governments and companies navigate complicated political and business environments within heavily regulated...
Three ways for Massachusetts to lead post-‘Big Beautiful’ bill
CommonWealth - Massachussets
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August 7, 2025
“AGAIN AND AGAIN in American history, we seem to be at our very best when things are at their very worst,” write Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson in their book Abundance. The recent passage of the misnomered One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 marks a...
Is this pricey private school the future of sports in Massachusetts?
The Gardner News - Massachusetts
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The school will offer training in traditional as well as niche sports, and an academic program designed by The Newman School in Boston. Students will split their days between academics and athletics. Estimated tuition will be between $50,000 and...
Charleston judge throws out city’s climate suit against Big Oil
Environmental Health News
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August 7, 2025
A South Carolina judge has ruled that Charleston cannot use state tort and consumer laws to pursue oil companies over climate-driven flooding, saying the dispute belongs in federal court. Karen Zraick reports for The New York Times. In short:...
How Toronto Is Emerging As North America’s Next Big Climate Tech Hub
Forbes
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An aerial of Toronto city skyline, Ontario, Canada. getty In the United States, climate ambition is increasingly becoming a state-by-state affair. Since the Trump administration rolled back federal climate leadership, subnational actors like...
Two merging Boston banks to rebrand under new Beacon name
American Banker - New York
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August 7, 2025
Berkshire Hills Bancorp and Brookline Bancorp have settled on Beacon as the brand for their merged company. The holding company will be styled Beacon Financial, and its subsidiary as Beacon Bank & Trust. The Berkshire and Brookline combination,...
Here’s what the City Council is doing about Boston’s rat problem
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 7, 2025
Local News Rats in the Fenway neighborhood. George Rizer/The Boston Globe) By Madison Lucchesi August 7, 2025 | 12:55 PM 3 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social...
Wu welcomes mayor of Italian town to Boston, talks climate policy
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu welcomed the mayor of Coreno Ausonio, Italy to Boston Wednesday, the last stop of his visit to the US and Canada. Mayor Simone Costanzo and Wu exchanged gifts during a brief ceremony in her City Hall office....
New England Aquarium’s aerial team spots more than 1,000 marine animals off Massachusetts
Yahoo News
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New England Aquarium’s aerial team spots more than 1,000 marine animals off MassachusettsThe New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team recently spotted more than 1,000 marine animals in the water off Massachusetts during a recent excursion in the...
‘It's that serious': Boston city councilors call for a rat czar again
NBC 10 Boston - Massachusetts
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August 7, 2025
It appears the rat problem in Greater Boston has reached a breaking point for the city council, which has decided to push forward three separate ordinances to deal with this worsening issue. The actions include introducing rat-resistant trash...
Environmental group urges action to reduce bacteria levels at local beaches
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 6, 2025
BOSTON — On a hot summer day, there is nothing like cooling off at a local beach. But every year, more and more, high bacteria levels are forcing officials to close beaches. “Sometimes it’s so hot you want to get in the water, but you don’t want...
FEMA blocked from diverting natural disaster protection program funds
Brooklyn Eagle - New York
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August 6, 2025
NATIONWIDE — THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS BLOCKED FROM reallocating $4 billion in Congressionally-allocated funds earmarked to help communities protect against natural disasters, a federal judge in Boston ruled late Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5. U.S....
At state legislators convention in Boston, Álvarez Conde stresses importance of female participation in politics
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 7, 2025
Popular Democratic Party (PDP) at-large Sen. Ada Álvarez Conde participated this week in the United States Conference of State Legislators Convention in Boston, where she emphasized the importance of female participation in the political process....
Repeal Of The Endangerment Finding Could Shred U.S. Climate Progress
Forbes
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Aerial view of Jon Amos Power plant shows smoke stacks and cooling, Coal, Poca, West Virginia. (Photo by: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Amid...