Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

SouthCoast communities are among much of the state under an air quality alert today due to ground level ozone that may affect sensitive groups.

State officials have approved Vineyard Wind's Final Environmental Impact Review.

State government is stepping up to save what some call  "The Heart of New Bedford.'  Secretary of Environemtnal Affairs Rick Sullivan Tuesday announced a $500,000 grant to help preserve the six acre Allen Haskell property off Shawmut Avenue...