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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 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 MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After roughly 13 years with the city, the last 10 of which she’s served as director of the Department of Energy and Sustainability, Carole Collins is stepping down for a new role in Northampton.“It’s definitely bittersweet,” Collins said....

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 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 BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Town Hall may get a heating upgrade.Mary Quigley, speaking as the town’s building steward and supported by the Energy Committee, came before the Finance Committee and Selectboard this week to propose the town allocate about $105,000 of...

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 BELLA LEVAVI

Franklin County activists are organizing a local march, rally and standout in conjunction with the New York City March to End Fossil Fuels. Participants in New York City, and at other marches across the country, are calling to stop new fossil fuel...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard has allocated $9,100 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for an industrial audit of the town’s streetlights to prepare for the possibility of buying the lampposts and fluorescent bulbs from Eversource, and switching...

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 COLIN A. YOUNG

State utility overseers on Friday ordered Eversource and National Grid to split two of the coldest (and often most costly) months of the year into two procurement and billing periods, implementing an idea that Maura Healey’s office proposed when she...

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 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 STEVE PFARRER

AMHERST — Adding to its collection of work documenting social change, the University of Massachusetts Amherst has acquired the papers of social activist and writer Al Weinrub, co-founder of the anti-imperialist organization Science for the People...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Ahead of a Selectboard vote on Monday, members of the Energy Committee presented their recommendation for the town to acquire its lampposts and light bulbs from Eversource, a move they argue would save both energy and money.During a...

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 CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The solar array proposed for the town’s former landfill can move forward following the Planning Board’s approval of its site plan on Monday evening.With the green light given, Deerfield Renewables LLC, alongside Nexamp, can proceed with a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — Energy Committee members will present their recommendations about the town’s options for streetlights in Shelburne Falls and field questions from the public on Wednesday.The presentation, to be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fellowship Hall,...

By DOMENIC POLI

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard has agreed to reduce the lease costs of the power company operating solar arrays on town property on Sandy Lane in exchange for the company having capped a 163-acre burn dump.The town will now share an equal cost with...