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Boston Adopts Tough Energy Efficiency Regulations

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Boston ordinance encourages developers to ditch gas and other fossil fuels in favor of all-electric systems.

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Feds Call For Regulation Changes One Year After Massachusetts Gas Explosions

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Federal officials call for changes to national pipeline regulations a little more than a year after the September 2018 natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston.

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'Major' Mass. Gas Leak Follows Feds Call For Regulation Changes One Year After Deadly Gas Explosions

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Federal officials call for changes to national pipeline regulations a little more than a year after the September 2018 natural gas explosions and fires north of Boston and just days before another leak hit the area.

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Boston testing mobile building permit tracking app

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The City of Boston is piloting a Web and mobile app that lets citizens track their permit applications online. Regulations Codes and Standards' This is the latest move in a nationwide trend to make government operations accessible by phone or tablet.

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Micro-apartment concept can’t get traction in Boston suburb

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Micro-apartments are gaining acceptance in nearby Boston and in places such as San Francisco and New York, but Weymouth, Mass., Regulations Codes and Standards' officials and neighbors were not receptive to a proposal for tiny dwellings this summer.

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After Two Fires Gut Wood-Framed Construction Projects in Massachusetts, Local Officials Call For Stricter Regulations

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and Boston destroyed large residential complex employing wood-frame construction this summer, officials from both municipalities are questioning the safety of wood-frame construction for large apartment complexes and urging the state for stricter regulations on the size of such building. After massive fires in Waltham, Mass.

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Designing with Water: Report analyzes ways coastal cities can cope with flooding

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In order to advance understanding of this issue, The Boston Harbor Association teamed up with Sasaki Associates to produce Preparing for the Rising Tide , a series of reports focusing on Boston and rising sea levels.

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