An appointee of Governor Deval Patrick announced recently that the state will not require a company that wants to build a wood incinerator and power plant in Springfield to submit an environmental... Read more »
November 20, 2010
81 Acres Near Amherst Saved From Development
The Kestrel Trust recently saved an 81 parcel of land in Pelham, near Amherst, from development. The land, at 339 Amherst Road, includes farm fields and 65 acres of forest and wetlands. Funding... Read more »
November 19, 2010
Amy Ray in Amherst Nov. 17
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers founded the the Grammy Award-winning band the Indigo Girls. The first few seconds of Ray's latest CD, Didn't It Feel Kinder, are taken up by her voice alone. Throughout... Read more »
November 08, 2010
Logging or Wilderness: Public Hearing Nov. 16
Members of a local environmental group are urging the public to attend a public hearing on November 16 near Springfield about whether Massachusetts state-owned forest land should be logged or kept... Read more »
October 20, 2010
Oct. 22 Noon March Against Police Brutality in Springfield
On October 22 at noon there will be a march to the Springfield police department to protest police brutality in Springfield. That day there will also be a conference on how to fix a variety of... Read more »