Department of Environmental Protection officials did the right thing last week, bowing to a flurry of concerned letters by allowing significantly more time for stakeholders to review their sweeping update of stormwater, flooding and wetlands regulations.
With more frequent and intense storms battering Massachusetts’ shores, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection released new draft regulations on Friday to “protect both communities and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change.”
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.
Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said a Shrewsbury man ordered the demolition of a shed filled with hundreds of containers of hazardous material including dynamite, arsenic and sodium cyanide, causing a fire, chemical explosion and release of toxic chemicals.
A Saugus construction company has been told to stop work on a site in its hometown.
An asbestos removal company faces a $28,500 penalty because the state says it violated regulations during a project at an occupied Ayer residence,.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has partnered with the Statewide Stormwater Coalition to launch a stormwater awareness campaign to help Massachusetts cities and towns comply with new federal stormwater management requirements.
A Weston property owner will pay up to $40,000 in penalties and restore wetlands after allegations that he illegally altered and destroyed protected areas on his property, according to a statement from Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.
The Baker-Polito administration has awarded $257,000 in funding to glass recycling facilities in Dennis and Groton.
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded $220,000 in funding to help water quality management efforts for five projects chosen by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).
Four companies will pay up to $340,000 to settle allegations of illegal asbestos work during the renovation of a public housing facility for elderly and disabled residents in Salem.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed a fine of $27,100 to Robert Clum of Pittsfield for illegally removing asbestos at a residence at 65 Circular Ave. in Pittsfield in August 2016.
The general contractor in charge of the demolition of the former South Shore YMCA building in downtown Quincy and an environmental consultant hired to monitor the demolition work will pay a total of $180,000 to settle allegations that they caused or allowed illegal asbestos work at the site, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has penalized Andover-based Peninsula Home Builders Inc. $98,150 for numerous asbestos violations found at a residential renovation project at 8 Manton Terrace in Brookline.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection recently assessed a $29,960 penalty on Wilbraham Land and Development LLC (WL&D) for failing to address numerous violations of Massachusetts environmental regulations identified at its Wilbraham property in the fall of 2016.
