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    Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper (right) speaks about energy affordability at a press conference alongside Gov. Maura Healey on October 14, 2025.   Our top five climate stories of 2025   December 23, 2025 By  JORDAN wOLMAN The climate story written in Massachusetts this year was, depending on your perspective, an instant classic or a nightmare. It had intrigue. It had personalities. It had political posturing. And it sure had long-term repercussions for the Bay State’s vision of a green economy and its preparations for the impacts of climate change. 2025 started with a turbocharged shakeup of the climate and energy landscape. After taking office in January, President Trump quickly used his power to pull funding for clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives and to stop additional offshore wind permits. ADVERTISEMENT Many Massachusetts residents also saw their winter gas bills skyrocket, prompting widespread anger and calls for relief. Elected o...

  New from  CommonWealth Beacon BUILDING CHARGE:  Bay State officials announced Friday they are  entering contract negotiations  with four companies to procure nearly 1,300 megawatts of battery storage. More than half of the storage would come from the largest bidder, the Trimount project in Everett. Jordan Wolman has the details. excerpt:  The Trimount battery storage project in Everett would be built on an old Exxon oil storage field, with the Boston skyline in the distance.  (Photo by Jordan Wolman/CommonWealth Beacon) A FORMER EXXON OIL  storage facility on an industrial plot of land just four miles from downtown Boston could be Massachusetts’s ticket to a green energy future — and lower utility bills. Bay State officials announced Friday they are entering contract negotiations with four companies to procure nearly 1,300 megawatts of battery storage. More than half of the storage would come from the largest bidder, the Trimount project in Eve...