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Aquaculture is not a name that rolls easily off the tongue when people are asked to pick an important state industry. Fact is, though, it is a significant business segment with billions in annual sales – and could be even more vital in the future.
The Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative is hoping to change people’s perspective about shellfish farming and harvesting. A taskforce of legislators, state agencies and industry leaders has just released a proposed strategic plan with recommendations for coordinating resources, fostering sustainability, ensuring sound ecosystems and improving communication so everyone understands the stakes.
“Aquaculture is crucial for our economy,” said state Sen. Susan Moran, who serves on the MSI Task Force. “I think it will bloom and blossom as we come out of COVID-19. Aquaculture offers a lot of work opportunities with livable wages.”
Every major auto producer has announced massive investments in electric vehicle and battery technology. General Motors, for example, announced a $25 billion investment in EV development, and that it will
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As Assemblymembers Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Gordon Johnson competed for Democratic Party support to succeed retiring state Sen. Loretta Weinberg, the senator has remained neutral at least publicly.
“You’ll have to ask her that question,” Huttle told me when I asked if she believed Weinberg had
A sewage spill at George English Park in Fort Lauderdale.
The maxing-out, bulging-at-the-seams, gridlock you feel on the highway is happening underground, too. Infrastructure across the state isn t measuring up to Florida s growing population. And that s not only happening in Fort Lauderdale.
A year ago, the biggest sewage spill in Florida s history was unfolding along the scenic waterways of Fort Lauderdale.
More than 211 million gallons spilled from 1970s-era pipes, flowing down streets, into lawns and, eventually, the city s scenic, postcard-ready canals. There would be times I would walk around the building, walking the dogs, and get hit with the smell of raw sewage, said Bob Garofalo.