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As Massachusetts gradually reopens its economy, environmental activists are calling for a cleaner, more sustainable future.During the pandemic,…
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A coalition of voting-rights organizations has endorsed a bill filed on Beacon Hill to create a vote-by-mail alternative in Massachusetts.The legislation…
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The F.B.I. is warning about a rise in scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Law enforcement and consumer protection groups alike say fraudsters are…
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Some hard-won laws intended to protect the environment are being temporarily rolled back in the effort to protect people from the coronavirus. As part of…
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As the Massachusetts legislature begins the final year of the two-year legislative session, advocates are pushing many agendas. The Massachusetts Public…
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With the toy-shopping season underway, both in stores and online, a consumer watchdog has issued an annual report about toy safety. The 34th annual…
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has issued a 10-year plan to reduce solid waste disposal.Over the next two months, public comment…
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The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has begun to draw up a new waste disposal master plan. A coalition of environmental groups,…
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New York, beginning next March, will ban retailers from giving customers single-use plastic shopping bags. Is Massachusetts next? More than 90 communities…
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed a bill to give people new protections against identity theft. The law requires companies that report a…