Week Beginning December 16, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards PARC Grants to Seven Massachusetts Communities

Week Beginning December 09, 2012

State Agricultural Officials Urge Caution When Choosing Pets As Presents

State Environmental Officials Celebrate Restoration of Cheshire’s Thunder Brook

Massachusetts Agriculture Officials Encourage Consumers to "Gift Local" this Year

Patrick-Murray Administration Celebrates Seven New Green Communities

10 a.m.: EEA Secretary Sullivan and the Department of Public Utilities to Announce Findings in 2011 Storm Investigations

Week Beginning December 02, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards PARC Grants to Marlborough and Waltham

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $3 Million in Grants to Protect 862 Acres of Land in 13 Communities

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards PARC Grants to Seven Western Massachusetts Communities

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $1.5 Million in PARC Grants to Four Southeastern Communities

Week Beginning November 25, 2012

MassDEP Announces Release of Sustainable Water Management Initiative Framework

Patrick-Murray Administration Highlights Home Energy Initiative, Additional Incentives

Department of Public Utilities Approves NSTAR Contract for Offshore Wind Power

Week Beginning November 18, 2012

DAR Commissioner Watson Helps Kick Off the Holiday Season with Annual Christmas Tree Cutting Ceremony

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Six Grants for Local Communities to Protect Coastal Water Quality

Notice: Fiscal Year 2014 EEA Budget Hearings 

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Federal Approval to Develop First-in-the-Nation Facility for Offshore Wind Deployment

Week Beginning November 11, 2012

State Environmental Officials Announce Completion of Plymouth's Lower Wellingsley Brook Restoration

Renewed Commitment to Energy Efficiency to Provide Unprecedented Electricity and Natural Gas Benefits for Consumers, Environment, and the Economy

Week Beginning November 04, 2012

State Energy and Environmental Officials Host Federal Officials for Public Meetings on the Offshore Wind Development Process

Massachusetts Agricultural Officials Highlight Local Food and Farming This Holiday Season

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Federal Grants to Five Buzzards Bay Watershed Communities

Week Beginning October 28, 2012

DPU Cuts Proposed New Charges for Bay State Gas Company Customers by $21M; Residential Customer Bills Will Actually Decrease

Week Beginning October 21, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Completion of the Alewife Greenway Bike Path Project

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION PRESENTS 6th ANNUAL LEADING BY EXAMPLE AWARDS

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $786,100 in Tornado Relief Grants for Brimfield and Sturbridge

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Tornado Relief Grant for West Springfield

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES 27 GRANTS FOR ENERGY PROJECTS AT MASSACHUSETTS FARMS

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $286,110 Tornado Relief Grant for Wilbraham

Week Beginning October 14, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Tornado Relief Grant for Southbridge

STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS CELEBRATE AMETHYST BROOK RESTORATION

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Continued Energy Savings in Second Year of Statewide Energy Efficiency Plans

Week Beginning October 07, 2012

BOSTON STUDENTS AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS CELEBRATE COASTSWEEP’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING OF BLACKSTONE GREENWAY PROJECT

Governor Patrick Announces $267 Million Investment in Energy and Environment as Part of 2013 Capital Plan

Massachusetts Agriculture Officials Announce $439,000 in Federal Grants from USDA to Market Massachusetts Specialty Crops

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES CLEAN ENERGY GRANTS FOR THREE COMMUNTIY COLLEGES

Week Beginning September 30, 2012

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES CARVER ARRA-FUNDED SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION

STATE AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO CELEBRATE THE PUMPKIN HARVEST

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 6 AS MASSACHUSETTS LOBSTER DAY

Patrick-Murray Administration to Announce Clean Energy Grants for Three Community Colleges

Environmental Agencies Adopt Plan to Reduce Toxic Chemical Use by Dry Cleaners Across Commonwealth

STATE FISHERIES OFFICIALS TO JUDGE SEAFOOD CULINARY CONTEST AT BOSTON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NUMBER ONE RANKING IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY

STATE AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS PROJECT 2012 CRANBERRY CROP TO BE PLENTIFUL

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES 33 GRANTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AT MASSACHUSETTS FARMS

Springfield Transmission Project Delivers Improved Grid Reliability, Jobs, and Economic Benefits for the Commonwealth

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION TO INVESTIGATE GRID MODERNIZATION POLICIES

Week Beginning September 23, 2012

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES A RECIPIENT OF “BRIGHT IDEAS” FOR ITS MASSGROWN & FRESHER INITIATIVE

Week Beginning September 16, 2012

State Wildlife Officials and Anglers Celebrate Sandwich Fish Hatchery 100th Anniversary

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION RECEIVES GRANT TO DEVELOP GROUNDBREAKING EVALUATION TOOL FOR GLOBAL WARMING INITIATIVES

PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES BIG Y FOODS FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS

Week Beginning September 09, 2012

Massachusetts Environmental Police Remind Canoeists and Kayakers of Lifejacket Regulations

Patrick-Murray Administration Secures Federal Disaster Declaration for Massachusetts Fishermen

Patrick-Murray Administration Seeks K-12 School Nominees for Federal Green Ribbon Schools Award

Week Beginning September 02, 2012

State’s Annual Volunteer Beach Cleanup, COASTSWEEP, Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Patrick-Murray Administration Proclaims September Apple Month

Week Beginning August 26, 2012

State Environmental Officials Celebrate Construction of Boat Ramp and Sport Fishing Pier on Bass River in Yarmouth

State Agricultural Officials Highlight Fall Apple Harvest

State Agriculture and Forestry Officials Urge Forest Pest Awareness

STATE ENERGY OFFICIALS PRESENT GREEN COMMUNITIES AWARDS TO ASHLAND, AUBURN

Week Beginning August 19, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces 15 Grants for Water Protection, Habitat Restoration and Education in 10 Communities

Energy Loans, Grants Still Available for Tornado Victims

State and Federal Scientists to Study Seafloor Aboard Research Vessel

State Energy Officials Present Green Communities Award to Lakeville

Massachusetts Tomato Contest Draws 84 Entries

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces New Ecological Restoration Projects

Week Beginning August 12, 2012

Governor Patrick Proclaims August 19-25 Massachusetts Farmers’ Market Week

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Enactment of Biomass Regulations

State Energy Officials Present Green Communities Awards to Tisbury and West Tisbury

MassCEC Announces 11% Job Growth in Massachusetts Clean Energy Sector

State Energy Officials Present Green Communities Awards to Leominster, Berlin, Townsend

State Energy Officials Present Green Communities Awards to Amherst, Conway, Gill, Huntington, Northfield, Pelham and Sunderland

Week Beginning August 05, 2012

Governor Patrick Proclaims August 11 "811 Day"

State Officials Present Green Communities Awards to Great Barrington and Richmond

Governor Patrick Signs Energy Bill

Week Beginning July 29, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Launches Revolving Loan Fund for Massachusetts Fishermen

Department of Public Utilities Announces Approval of National Grid’s Smart Grid Pilot Program

Massachusetts Launches Regional Renewable Energy Initiative with Other 5 New England States

Week Beginning July 22, 2012

Secretary Sullivan Appoints New Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Chief

State Marine Officials and Volunteers Work to Enhance Boston Harbor’s Soft Shell Clam Resources

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Federal Grant Award for School, Public Housing Energy Efficiency Projects Statewide

Week Beginning July 15, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Secures No Discharge Area Designation for Cape Cod and Islands Coastal Waters

State Agriculture Officials Celebrate Fair Season

Week Beginning July 08, 2012

State Energy and Environment and BOEM Officials Convene Public Meetings on the Offshore Wind Development Process

Marine Officials Urge Boaters to Report Entangled Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtles

State Environmental Officials Dedicate New Canoe Access Facility on Weymouth’s Fore River

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Georgetown and Lancaster Eligible for $3.7 M in Clean Energy Financing

Patrick-Murray Administration Appoints a Global Warming Solutions Advisory Committee

Week Beginning July 01, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Completion of 18 Fishing and Boating Access Projects

Week Beginning June 24, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Secures No Discharge Area Designation for Mount Hope Bay

State and Federal Wildlife Officials Work With Local Partners to Restore Shad in Charles River

Agriculture Officials Encourage Massachusetts Residents to Enjoy Locally Grown Blueberries

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards Springfield and Monson $1.9 Million in Tornado Relief Grants

Patrick-Murray Administration Presents First Ever Green Communities Competitive Grants to 19 Communities

State Wildlife Officials Release Bald Eagle Chicks in Tyngsborough

State Wildlife Officials Report Capture of Cape Cod Bear in Brookline

Massachusetts Agriculture Officials Kick off Farmers' Market Season

Week Beginning June 10, 2012

State Wildlife Officials Report on Cape Cod Bear Capture and Relocation

Week Beginning June 03, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Presents Green Communities Awards to Bridgewater, Quincy, Weston

Patrick-Murray Administration Releases 2011 Report on Land Protection

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces 10 Companies Interested in Offshore Wind Development in Federal Waters off Massachusetts Coast

Week Beginning May 27, 2012

State Agriculture Officials Announce the Arrival of Strawberry Season

Patrick-Murray Administration Reports on Annual Performance of Green Communities Act

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Reduction in Toxic Chemical Use Among Massachusetts Companies

State Environmental Officials Celebrate June as Great Outdoors Month

Week Beginning May 20, 2012

Massachusetts Environmental Police Urge Safe Off-Highway Vehicle Use

Patrick-Murray Administration Presents Green Communities Award to Provincetown

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces New Recreational Trails Policy in 14 Communities

Week Beginning May 13, 2012

Average Monthly Household Electric Bill at Six Year Low

State Officials Urge Residents to Follow Safe Boating Practices

Week Beginning May 06, 2012

State Agriculture Officials Remind Horse Owners to Vaccinate Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Patrick-Murray Administration Presents Green Communities Award to Beverly

State Environmental Officials Celebrate Wetlands and Rivers Months with Events Across Massachusetts in May and June

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Land Acquisitions

Patrick-Murray Administration Recognizes 26 Programs for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education

Week Beginning April 29, 2012

EEA Secretary Sullivan to Honor Students for Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education at State House on Monday

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $2 million 12 Green Communities

Week Beginning April 22, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Public Comment Period for Revisions to Biomass Regulation

Patrick-Murray Administration Unveils New Electric Vehicle License Plates

Week Beginning April 15, 2012

Governor Patrick Celebrates Annual Trout Stocking at Jamaica Pond

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $500,000 Grant to Town of Ashland to Protect 101 Acres of Land

Week Beginning April 08, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Solar Program Benefiting 17 Massachusetts Communities

Week Beginning April 01, 2012

State Officials Issue Economic Impact Report on Ecological Restoration Projects

Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Announces Approval of NSTAR-NU Merger

Governor Patrick thanks Commissioner Soares for his service, swears-in Gregory Watson as new Commissioner of Agriculture

Week Beginning March 25, 2012

DPU Cuts Proposed New Charges for Aquarion Water Customers by Almost 50 Percent of Amount Requested

Patrick-Murray Administration Nominates Mount Hope Bay for Boat Waste Discharge Ban

Week Beginning March 18, 2012

State Officials Honor Martha’s Vineyard Native John Hughes

EEA Secretary Sullivan Calls on App Developers to Submit 'Get Outdoors' Mobile App Contest Entries by March 30

EEA Kicks Off 2012 Conservation Land Tax Credit Program

State Agricultural Officials Promote Spring Rabies Clinics

Week Beginning March 11, 2012

Massachusetts Wineries Report 66 Percent Increase in Sales; Hiring Boost Thanks to Farmers' Markets

Public Market Commission Public Meeting in Boston Tomorrow

Week Beginning March 04, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Asks Utilities to Extend Winter Shut-off Protection for Vulnerable Consumers

Patrick-Murray Administration Nominates Cape Cod and Islands Coastal Waters for Boat Waste Discharge Ban

Week Beginning February 26, 2012

Commonwealth Agriculture Officials Kick Off Maple Month

State Environmental Officials Launch New Online Coastal Mapping Tool

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $1 Million Federal Grant to Restore Saugus’ Rumney Marshes

Week Beginning February 12, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $14 Million to Improve 27 Parks in 25 Communities

Department of Energy Resources Announces Settlement Agreement, Aligning NSTAR-NU Merger with Patrick-Murray Administration’s Clean Energy Goals

EEA Secretary Sullivan Marks Completion of the Financing Forest Conservation Commission Report

USDA Awards Massachusetts $400,000 for Specialty Crop Producers

Week Beginning February 05, 2012

State Fish and Wildlife Officials Present 2011 Sport Fishing Awards

State Energy and Environment Officials Host Federal Officials for Public Meetings on the Offshore Wind Development Process

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards Five Grants to Local Communities to Protect Coastal Water Quality

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Federal Grants to Protect Commonwealth’s Coastal Water Quality and Habitats

Week Beginning January 29, 2012

Federal and State Environmental Officials Make Announcement Relating to Offshore Wind

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Grants to Fund Four Municipal Power Energy Efficiency Projects in Chicopee, Ipswich, Reading and Westfield

Patrick-Murray Administration Launching Loan Fund for Commercial Fishermen

Week Beginning January 22, 2012

State Agriculture Officials Award Funds to Promote Local Agriculture

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $3.6 Million for Parks in Six Western Massachusetts Communities

Week Beginning January 15, 2012

Wildlife Officials and Volunteers Spot 26 Bald Eagles During Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

Week Beginning January 08, 2012

Applications Being Accepted for 2012 Excellence in Energy and Environmental Education Awards Until March 29

State Wildlife Officials to Hold Bald Eagle Survey Friday

Environmental Officials Announce New Toxic Chemical Rules

Week Beginning January 01, 2012

Patrick-Murray Administration Partners with Non-Profit Groups to Protect 409 Acres Across the Commonwealth