WASHINGTON, July 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: BOSTON, MA. On Wednesday, the Massachusetts House approved House Bill 4876, a climate bill that will create faster permitting for energy infrastructure despite concerns that environmental justice communities will continue to be ignored in state processes. In addition the bill language makes no progress in transitioning Massachusetts off of an expensive and dangerous reliance on methane gas. Despi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Massachusetts Association of Health Plans issued the following statement on July 18, 2024: * * * The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans applauds Senate President Spilka and Senator Cindy Friedman, Chair of the Health Care Financing Committee, for the passage of Senate Bill 2871, An Act enhancing the market review process. The bill provides an important framework for enhancing transparency and accountability across the health care sector, by adding both   more