Before any decisions about the future of natural gas are made, the Department of Public Utilities should reject the plans presented by gas companies and restructure its regulatory framework for the industry to focus on ratepayers, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office recommended last week.
Lawmakers took the first steps Thursday on the road to a compromise offshore wind and climate bill as House and Senate leaders publicly detailed some of the issues they expect to spend part of the next three months hashing out. And as negotiations begin, the stakes are high for the real estate industry.
Senators took a major step Thursday toward achieving the net-zero emissions target they already set for Massachusetts by approving a policy-heavy bill aimed at expanding the clean energy industry and reining in emissions from the transportation and building sectors.
