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Burning questions plague cannabis testing industry
Last month, the state announced that cannabis products statewide might be contaminated with yeast and mold. Behind the scenes, a legal battle is playing out between labs that test for those contaminants.
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Battery Facility Fire Risk a Charged Issue for Regulators
As energy companies eye western Mass’ cheap land, communities and fire regulators find themselves at odds with climate goals.
“Afraid of our Own Power”: Northampton City Council Punts School Budget Question
Councilors declined to invoke a law that would give them the power to allocate additional funding despite pressure from NPS families and staff.
IRS Revokes Holyoke Library’s Tax-Exempt Status
Operations aren’t impacted yet. But the situation has spotlighted library funding inequities.
“Be a Hero”: Hampden DA Deploys DNA Dragnet
Meet FIGG, the controversial forensic technology behind the DA’s offer of free ancestry tests.
After Violent Arrests, UMass Pro-Palestine Protestors Seek Chancellor’s Ouster
Activists continue to call for UMass to divest from war profiteers and drop charges against demonstrators.
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