‘Green Communities’ Sprout In Massachusetts

by Laura Caseley, EarthTechling Twenty-one cities and towns across Massachusetts have been named “Green Communities,” making them eligible to receive over $3.7 million in grants for local renewable power and energy efficiency projects, the state announced. The 21 communities join 53 others already given the designation. The Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, part of […]

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Massachusetts Developing Solar Farms on Old Landfills

Former municipal landfills in Massachusetts that have been covered and left unused for years are being eyed as locations for renewable energy production. State officials are encouraging local municipalities to consider turning the former dumps into solar farms. According to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, more than two-dozen communities across Massachusetts are in process […]

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