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By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Massachusetts needs to shift from an era of statewide planning for climate policy to the key details of implementing it, according to a new report from the state’s top climate official, which includes sweeping recommendations to accelerate...

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Tree Committee is seeking up to 10 volunteers to help with its final tree planting event of the season at the John Zon Community Center.The planting will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m.Gina Siepel, who joined the Tree...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — More than half of the land covered by parking lots in Massachusetts could host solar panel canopies, and almost four times that much rooftop space is also viable, according to a new report that urges policymakers to balance solar expansion...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The town is a few shades greener following the Selectboard’s recent approval of three energy-efficiency projects.The board first voted to execute a $71,400 Green Communities grant award, which was announced by the state Department of Energy...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With the town continuing to make progress on its municipal campus plans, officials welcomed the state’s first-ever climate chief to Town Hall on Monday to discuss potential state and federal funding sources that could support the project’s...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the third of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September. AMHERST — At Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, not only does the broccoli field produce fresh vegetables, but rows of solar...

By DOMENIC POLI and BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — Many hands came together to make light work of cleaning up the Connecticut River Watershed over the weekend, ensuring that discarded litter and debris stays out of the region’s bodies of water.The Greenfield-based Connecticut River...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the second of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September.AMHERST — At the site of the old Mount Tom Station coal-fired power plant stands around 17,000 solar panels generating...

By DOMENIC POLI

David Boles considers himself fortunate.He grew up in upstate New York’s Niagara County, which he said had some of the most polluted water in the country. But 45 years ago, when he moved to Greenfield, he marveled at the area’s water quality.“I live...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

SHELBURNE FALLS — Parallel to Sunday’s New York City March to End Fossil Fuels, local environmental activists took to the streets of Shelburne Falls to show solidarity.About 30 activists convened for the demonstration, which included a group singing...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Funded in part by a $2 million grant, the city will undergo a complete transformation of its recycling management system over the next three years, transitioning from a dual-stream, manual collection system to a single-stream, fully...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September. AMHERST — Massachusetts has 15 to 18 times the amount of solar potential it needs to support decarbonization...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The Wendell Recycling and Transfer Station stopped redeeming bottles and cans over the summer, a change that is expected to impact the Good Neighbors Food Pantry that was receiving the money generated from those refundable items.Resident Tom...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — As Roundabout Books prepares to open its new location on Pierce Street, a federal grant will help the business prepare for an even brighter future.The independent bookshop received an $18,976 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Within a few months of moving to Greenfield, William “Bill” Ashley reached out to the solar energy company on Wells Street and inquired about installing solar panels on his roof.“The property was set up for that,” he said of Green River...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — Thanks to support from a grant and a legislative earmark, Charlemont is getting its first electric vehicle chargers.The town received a $20,000 Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program grant. With that money, it will install an...

By MADDIE FABIAN

In making a pitch for a new comprehensive health program for the country nearly 78 years ago, President Harry S. Truman said to Congress, “With the help of federal funds, it should be possible to meet deficiencies in hospital and health facilities so...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town is looking at $264,000 in utility savings thanks to a net-metering contract with the community solar field in Warren, according to the Orange Energy Committee’s chairman.Henry Oertel went before the Selectboard last week to give his...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With the flip of a switch on Wednesday, Sanderson Place’s solar array kicked on and set the senior housing facility on the road to energy independence.At the same time, the event marked Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics’ (PV Squared Solar),...

By DOMENIC POLI

The Rich Earth Institute hopes you’ll stop wasting your waste.The research and education center in Brattleboro, Vermont, hosted the first of two sessions dubbed “Peecycling in the Valley: Community Conversations for Franklin County, MA” on Thursday to...