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Massachusetts

Pipeline foes rally for ‘clean power’ support by lawmakers

BOSTON – The fight against natural gas pipelines in Massachusetts hasn't subsided in the wake of Kinder Morgan's suspension of its controversial $3.3 billion Northeast Energy Direct project. More than 150 anti-pipeline demonstrators gathered outside the State House Tuesday to call for an end to other

Massachusetts

Solar power bill gets Baker signature, unlocking industry

BOSTON – Lining an otherwise barren landscape by the Massachusetts Turnpike, solar panels soak up the sun's rays to create power and in many cases, feed the juice into the state's electric grid. Solar "farms" seem to be popping up everywhere, powering road signs, landing

Massachusetts

Solar energy cap-raising deal reached on Beacon Hill

BOSTON – Five months of negotiations resulted in a deal Tuesday between leaders of the state House of Representatives and the Senate to raise the cap on the amount of solar energy that public and private electricity customers can feed into the power grid by 3 percent, while decreasing the value

congress

Congress sends year-end spending measure to Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Friday sent President Barack Obama a bipartisan but deficit-boosting year-end spending package that raises federal agency budgets and awards tax cuts to both families and a sweeping array of business interests. A 65-33 Senate vote on the $1.8 trillion measure shipped it to the White