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State Rules Ban Certain Fire-Retardant Chemicals
By Magda Garncarz Vice President, Government Affairs The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) this month issued regulations…
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ClimaTech: A Business Imperative for Massachusetts Employers
Massachusetts employers today are navigating rising costs, shifting policies, and increasing pressure to innovate. But amid this uncertainty…
May 13, 2025
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State Pauses Enforcement of Rule on Electric Trucks
By Magda Garncarz Vice President, Government Affairs Massachusetts environmental regulators have delayed enforcement of the controversial Advanced Clean…
April 15, 2025
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New Regulations Require Owners of Large Buildings to Report Energy Usage
By Magda Garncarz Vice President, Government Affairs Massachusetts companies that own buildings larger than 20,000 square feet will…
January 31, 2025
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Delay of Clean-Truck Rules a Positive Step, But More Time Needed
By Magdalena Garncarz Vice President, Government Affairs The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) took a first step…
November 6, 2024
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Energy Transformation Chief Briefs AIM Committee
By Magdalena Garncarz Vice President, Government Affairs It’s 2050 in Massachusetts and 97 percent of light vehicles are…
October 24, 2024
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Legislature Passes Housing, Wage Bills at End of Session
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO Massachusetts lawmakers ended the formal portion of their 2023-2024 session by passing…
August 1, 2024
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Five Takeaways from the Senate Economic-Development Bill
By Sam Larson Vice President, Government Affairs Late in the evening of Thursday, July 11, the Massachusetts State…
July 12, 2024
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Business-Related Bills On the Table as Legislature Moves Toward End of Session
By Brooke Thomson President and CEO The rest of the world may be on summer vacation, but the…
July 12, 2024
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Global ESG Rules Affect Massachusetts Companies
By Matthew Gardner and Cristina Mendoza Sustainserv Massachusetts companies face a rapidly changing landscape of regulations mandating disclosures…
June 12, 2024
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Don’t Miss the Climate Technology Opportunity
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO Massachusetts stands at the dawn of a “climatech” revolution that will allow…
May 27, 2024
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Governor Files Sweeping Economic-Development Bill
By Stephanie Swanson Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Governor Maura Healey filed a sweeping $3.5 billion economic-development bill…
March 3, 2024
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Grocery Stores to Biotech: PFAS Restrictions Would Affect Many Industries
By Sam Larson Vice President of Government Affairs PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of…
February 28, 2024
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