Ban on Gas in New Developments Included in Climate Bill – with a Twist
The controversial proposal for a 10-town gas ban “demonstration program” survived in a revised form that exempts labs and adds new housing production requirements.
Unvented Gas Stoves Might Need to be Illegal
In case you missed it, your unvented gas stove may be slowly debilitating you and your customers. Fortunately, replacements like induction cooktops are both cheap and more effective.
Healey: Consider Ratepayers, Climate in Natural Gas Plans
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.
Natural Gas Bans Are Worse than Useless – They’ll Hurt a Lot
Banning natural gas in new construction is a quick way to kill the economic miracle that has transformed the Boston area over the past half century from a rusting backwater to one of the planet’s top metros.
Brookline Could Ban Gas Service in New Buildings, Gut Rehabs
Brookline Town Meeting is scheduled to vote tonight on an article that would ban many new gas hookups and oil-fired boilers in the city.
Neighbors, Energy Giant Battle over Natural Gas Compressor in Weymouth
A day after academic experts slammed a plan to place a natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, energy giant Enbridge had its chance Thursday afternoon at an appeal hearing to defend its permit for a facility the company said would not cause significant or environmental health impacts.
Utilities Freeze Natural Gas Hookups in Central Mass. Towns
As proposals to build new pipelines and related infrastructure meet opposition from community leaders and environmental activists across Massachusetts, gas companies have frozen new gas hookups several communities citing a lack of pipeline capacity.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Just How Big Is the National Grid Backlog?
What’s dozens of layers tall and will take many months to complete? It’s Boston’s newest skyscraper…
Gas Workers Ratify Contract, Due Back to Work This Month
National Grid gas workers who have been locked out since June are set to be back on the job later this month after their unions on Monday ratified a new agreement, and the company expects to resume non-emergency gas work next month.
National Grid, Unions Reach Tentative Agreement After Lockout
National Grid and union representatives have reached a tentative agreement after a bitter contract dispute left about 1,200 employees locked out for months in Massachusetts.
Legislature OKs Bill to Make National Grid Pay for Locked-Out Workers’ Benefits
Massachusetts lawmakers approved legislation Monday that would extend state unemployment benefits to about 1,200 natural gas workers who have been locked out in a bitter contract dispute with National Grid since July.
Bill to Pressure National Grid Over Lockout Clears House
Under the bill, National Grid will have to eat the cost of providing unemployment benefits to its locked-out workers, and will not be able to pass the costs on to ratepayers
National Grid Lockout Bill Advances on Beacon Hill
A bill with the backing of Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo would impose extra costs on National Grid.
AG Healey Creates $3M Grant Program to Help Pay Heating Bills
Attorney General Maura Healey announced a $3 million grant program to help Massachusetts residents pay and lower their monthly natural gas heating bills.
Will Massachusetts Tap Into Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas?
America enjoys an embarrassment of fossil fuel riches. The U.S. is easily the world’s largest producer of natural gas and petroleum.
Spectra Cites Pipeline Progress, Says Partners ‘Give Us The Advantage’
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