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Massachusetts Seeks to End Ratepayer-Funded Subsidy for New Natural Gas Connections
Inside Climate News
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August 15, 2025
A new Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities policy designed to discourage continued growth in the use of natural gas would end existing subsidies for gas utility lines in all newly constructed homes and buildings. Under the new policy,...
B.C. climate news: Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half, but rain helping | Wildfire in Newfoundland destroys up to 100 homes | Failed plastics negotiations in Geneva leaves few options
Prince George Post
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Aug. 5 to Aug. 17, 2025. Published Aug 16, 2025 • 11 minute read The Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni has...
How does plastic pollution affect health? | Explained
The Hindu
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August 16, 2025
The story so far: Around 180 countries have failed to find consensus on an internationally binding legal agreement that sought to restrict plastic pollution. Talks in Geneva remained deadlocked on the issue late this week. While there is already a...
Ex-Rockies star Trevor Story embracing postseason push with Red Sox: 'What you sign up for'
The Gazette - Colorado
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BOSTON — Warming up before the Boston Red Sox opened a series against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on Monday, Trevor Story glided across the infield to make a variety of plays look easy. It’s the smooth defense that Colorado Rockies fans...
Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation Announces Key Executive Appointments
Agency Checklists
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August 18, 2025
BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2025 – Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation, a leading auto and home insurance provider in the Northeast, today announced two significant additions to its Independent Agency Group leadership team. Brooke Bass will join the company...
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series to end in Boston as athletes face final battleground
MassLive - Massachusetts
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August 16, 2025
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series is returning to Boston for a high-stakes finale in September. During the event, both men’s and women’s champions will be crowned, marking the first-ever women’s final in the U.S. since the divisions launched...
Braintree Little League Eyes World Title Amid Boston Heat Emergency
Times News Global
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August 16, 2025
Braintree, Massachusetts — As temperatures in Boston rise and a heat emergency goes into effect, the local Little League team is making headlines by competing in the World Series. The Braintree American team prepares to play again on Saturday at 3...
Environmental groups challenge climate study used to justify endangerment finding repeal
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 14, 2025
The US Department of Energy violated federal advisory committee laws when it created a climate report to justify the repeal of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding, environmental groups said in a lawsuit. The suit said...
Boston’s climate plan balances activism with the art of the possible
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Boston’s new climate plan is a wonderful illustration of the relationship between activism and politics (“Boston drafts climate program,” Metro, Aug. 5). Politics — famously defined as the art of the possible — is inherently incremental, built in...
Boston opens new ‘best in New England’ cricket fields in Dorchester
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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August 14, 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu cut the ribbon on new cricket fields in Dorchester’s Harambee Park on Thursday, as players cheered on the opportunity to grow the sport in Boston. “We have heard for years and years that the cricket that was just going on on the...
The impacts of climate change on your home insurance
WUNC - North Carolina
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August 15, 2025
Environmental activists have sounded alarm bells about a climate crisis for decades. Now, home insurance companies are issuing similar warnings. Under worldwide warming conditions, hurricanes in the United States would be not only more frequent,...
Massachusetts signals new gas customers may soon have to pay full hookup costs
CommonWealth Beacon - Massachusetts
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August 14, 2025
THE DEPARTMENT OF Public Utilities has indicated that gas utilities may no longer be able to charge existing gas customers for the cost of adding new ones – one step among many that the agency is taking to wean the state off of natural gas to meet...
Boston Scientific Watchman device procedure risk
Medical Device Network
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August 14, 2025
The US Food and Drug Administration recently published an alert regarding Boston Scientific’s Watchman product, a heart implant used to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, as it has been linked to 120...
Voters left without answers as Massachusetts agency delays decisions on campaign finance complaints
Bay State News - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
The Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF) in Massachusetts has come under scrutiny for its approach to handling allegations of campaign finance violations during elections. The agency, according to spokesperson Jason Tait, typically...
This Massachusetts Vacation Spot is Being Called the ‘Coolest’ Town in the State
WNAW - Massachusetts
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August 16, 2025
We all have seen it throughout Massachusetts that we have some pretty amazing small towns here. Now that we are getting closer to the end of Summer (as hard of a fact that is to swallow), there's still plenty of time to plan a fun road tip...
Massachusetts unlocks over $2 million for expanded Boston Harbor water transportation
Mass Transit
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August 14, 2025
The Massachusetts governor’s office announced on Aug. 13 that over $2 million in new funding would be made available to expand water transportation services on the Boston Harbor. The office says that grants will support six projects that make...
Efforts to reduce food waste in Massachusetts inspire innovation and community action
WGBH - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
Massachusetts is a nationwide leader in reducing food waste, according to a recent report authored by researchers at the University of Texas and the University of California-San Diego. But what policies brought on such success, and what efforts...
New study claims ‘high survival’ of rainbow trout in specialized hydropower turbines
Renewable Energy World
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August 18, 2025
A recently published peer-reviewed paper in Environmental and Sustainability Indicators highlights the fish passage survival rates achieved by Natel Energy’s FishSafe Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) designs. The study, Maximizing safe passage for...
Big “I” Summer Studies: Independent Channel Holds Share, Profitability Improves—and Top Agencies Set New Highs
Agency Checklists
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August 18, 2025
A Look at what Massachusetts and New England independent agencies should note Two new Big “I” releases—its 2025 Market Share Report (July 17) and the 2025 Best Practices Study with Reagan Consulting (Aug. 12)—offer a concise snapshot of the...
Difficult search leads Boston mayor to waive residency requirement for first Franklin Park director
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
The Wu administration had such difficulty identifying a qualified local candidate to oversee Franklin Park that it had to obtain permission to waive Boston residency for a year for the park’s first executive director, who was announced on Friday....