Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides told a Senate oversight committee Monday it could expect the early framework for a multi-state pact to reduce carbon emissions from transportation sources by early October, ahead of a legislative summit at Yale.
The update came during a tense hearing where Democratic state Senator Michael Barrett, of Lexington, complained about the administration's "infatuation with planning" and state Senator Marc Pacheco (D-Taunton) urged Governor Charlie Baker to use his position to push for more aggressive climate action.
The only abortion clinic in Bangor, Maine is now offering vasectomies to men.
Clinic officials cite interest in developing another revenue stream as among the reasons for offering the procedure, which renders males sterile. They also cite an interest in making men responsible for preventing unwanted conceptions, according to The Bangor Daily News.
