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A ban on plastic bags in Boston will resume next week, city officials announced Tuesday. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, businesses in Boston will need to use “compliant” reusable, recyclable or compostable bags, according to the Inspectional Services Department. While stores must also charge a fee of five cents per bag, customers will be able to bring their own bags, officials…

Beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, businesses in Boston will need to use “compliant” reusable, recyclable or compostable bags, according to the Inspectional Services Department.

Reusable bags have been cleared to return to checkout lines in Massachusetts, with a previous ban now removed in the latest round of Baker administration guidance affecting grocery stores. On Friday, Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel rescinded a pair of earlier orders that laid out required precautions for grocery stores to safely operate amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In the rescission…

A new set of laws took effect Wednesday in Vermont that are designed to protect the environment in a state that has long prided itself on taking care of its natural resources. As of July 1, stores across the state can no longer bag customers’ purchases in plastic. At Quality Market in Barre, customer Joe Greene picked up a reusable…

Vermont’s plastic bag ban took effect Wednesday, and it means significant changes for consumers.

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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh continued to stress the importance of obeying the state’s stay-at-home advisory on Wednesday, saying it’s the key to saving lives and slowing the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. He said there are still no plans to lock down the city or order a shelter-in-place, though he said the consulting agency the city hired, which is...

While there are no plans for a citywide shutdown, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says it hasn’t been ruled out.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh provides an update on COVID-19.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh hasn’t issued a shelter-in-place order for the city amid the coronavirus outbreak, but he explained Wednesday what would factor into such a decision