Environment

December 18, 2011, 7:15 AM

Cristio Tingson, foreground, talks on his cell phone as workers use a backhoe to search for victims of his buried house Sunday, Dec. 18, at Iligan city in southern Philippines. (AP)

ILIGAN, Philippines — Tropical Storm Washi blew away Sunday after devastating a wide swath of the mountainous region on Mindanao island, which is unaccustomed to major storms.

Report: Fewer Disposable Bags Used In Mass.

November 17, 2011, 2:05 PM

BOSTON — A new report finds that more supermarket shoppers in Massachusetts are taking home their groceries in reusable shopping bags.

4 Mass. Facilities On EPA’s ‘Watch List’

November 07, 2011, 12:22 PM

The facilities made the list due to serious or chronic violations of the Clean Air Act and have faced no formal enforcement for months.

Researchers Continue To Probe Deaths Of Young Seals

October 21, 2011, 4:09 PM

One of the 128 washed-ashore harbor seals researchers have found since Sept. 1 (Courtesy New England Aquarium)

BOSTON — Experts are still mystified by the deaths of young harbor seals — now totaling 128 — along the New England coastline this fall.

Report: Mass. Tops In Promoting Energy Efficiency

October 20, 2011, 12:58 PM

BOSTON — The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy placed Massachusetts above California for the first time in rankings released Thursday.

More Dead Seals Wash Up On New England Coast

October 18, 2011, 9:55 AM

BOSTON — At least 115 dead harbor seals have washed ashore along the New England coast from Massachusetts to Maine since Sept. 1. According to wildlife officials that’s three times what is typical for this time of year.

Experts Probing Nearly 100 Dead Seals

October 14, 2011, 3:39 PM

BOSTON — Ninety-four dead seals are reported to have washed ashore along the coast from Yarmouth, Maine, down to Quincy since Sept. 1.

N.Y. Solar Power Installer Expanding Into Mass.

October 14, 2011, 8:04 AM

WALTHAM, Mass. — A New York solar energy installer is expanding operations in Massachusetts, a move that would see the firm invest at least $9 million and create 40 jobs in the state in a year.

Franklin County Company To Pay $230,000 To EPA

October 12, 2011, 10:31 AM

SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. — A Franklin County tool maker has agreed to pay nearly $230,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it illegally discharged tainted wastewater into the local treatment facility.