Campaign finance records show donations totaling $17,775 from Eversource staff and lobbyists to Gov. Maura Healey in 2026, weeks before she pressed the federal government to speed its review of a gas pipeline project.
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The Boston Globe reported that questions arose after Healey’s Oct. 1 request, following a Sept. 17 fundraiser hosted by lobbyists at a firm working with Eversource—timing that climate advocates did not miss.
Of the $17,775 total, $9,975 came from Eversource employees, and $7,800 came from lobbyists at firms representing the company. The employee donations included $1,000 from chief executive Joseph Nolan Jr.—the annual maximum individual contribution to a candidate—along with contributions from the utility’s finance chief and several other senior executives.
Healey wrote to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and state regulators have already approved Eversource’s plan to buy gas from Enbridge’s $300 million Algonquin pipeline expansion…