On the hottest afternoons this summer, thousands of internet-connected thermostats, home solar panels and battery systems helped reduce the strain on the electric grid. These "virtual power plants" may be a key part of the future of electricity.

The Department of Energy will help fund upgrades at two electrical substations and a multi-day battery storage project.

The New England Heat Pump Accelerator aims to "permanently shift the market from fossil fuel equipment to heat pumps"

A pair of proposals backed by New Hampshire Republicans would end the system of sworn affidavits for new voters in the state. Opponents say the change will disenfranchise qualified residents from voting.

As Vermont becomes the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state's catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York are considering similar measures.

The Mystic Generating Station in Everett is set to shut down Friday. As New England's largest fossil fuel-powered electric plant, its closure represents a significant shift in energy production for the region.

Most people are familiar with Lyme disease, but a rarer, more severe tickborne disease is sending more people to the hospital.

An air quality alert is in place for much of southern New England through 11 p.m. Wednesday night. The alert was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in advance of elevated ozone levels. All the areas under the EPA’s alert were far-western Connecticut, central and eastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and higher elevations at Acadia National Park in Maine….

An art display and a performance at the town theater led to comments Jim Gleason didn’t want to have to hear anymore.