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Michael Camara says the plant has been equipped with the latest recycling technology.

Under the driving rain and blustery winds, the Joseph Abboud banner blew back and rolled itself up, revealing the original sign for the building's first occupant in 1909, the Nashawena Spinning Mill. It was as if the past was making sure it wasn't forgotten, history demanding to be remembered on a day when a new future was being written...

The Whaling City is making a name for itself as being the solar city. Tuesday afternoon at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, non-profit group Environment Massachusetts announced a recent report naming New Bedford as a clean energy leader in the country...

The 2016 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament is going 'Green'!

The Mayor of New Bedford is restating the city's commitment to local action on renewable energy and addressing climate change. Mayor Jon Mitchell announced Thursday that he's joined the Compact of Mayors, a global coalition of city leaders who have pledged to reduce their community's greenhouse gas emissions, track their progress and prepare for the effects of climate change...

Legislation has cleared the State Senate that would create more financial incentives for the use of solar power.  On Tuesday, a citizens environmental group, Environment Massachusetts, was in Fall River urging passage of the bill in the Mass...

(Associated Press) - Environmental activists are launching a tour of Massachusetts to press Beacon Hill lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Baker to lift limits on a key program designed to encourage solar power use in the state. The group Environment Massachusetts said the 10-community tour is meant to call attention to ``net-metering'' which allows homeowners, businesses and local governments to sell exc

Did you know New Bedford has become one of the nation's leaders in renewable energy?

The sun was shining down on New Bedford's newest solar park Friday afternoon.

Solar energy has come along way from powering that calculator.  You'll notice more and more homes across the Southcoast are adorning their roofs with solar panels. Take that electric company. As we invest in technology that leaves a smaller carbon footprint, while also reducing our dependency on foreign resources, we're discovering some pretty cool things...