CHELMSFORD — Should the town impose a $100 fine for picking through curbside recyclables? On Monday, Town Meeting representatives will decide whether Chelmsford should amend its recycling code.

The headline suddenly hit the street last spring, scaring parents across the country: “Possibly Unsafe Chemical Found in Baby Bottles.” The chemical is called bisphenol A, a key ingredient of ...

Every time an office building or an old home is demolished, all of the broken-down materials have to go somewhere. The US Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 230 million to 530 million tons ...