Gov. Maura Healey is pitching a plan to change environmental regulations for housing projects to tackle the shortage in the state.

Thirteen months after signing a law meant to kickstart the production necessary to start digging state out of a major housing shortage, Healey unveiled the new idea for making the whole process go faster.

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With Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, Housing & Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus and Energy & Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, the governor spoke in Medford to "unveil nation-leading reforms to expedite housing development and lower costs," her office said.

The plan would cut down environmental review times from a year or more to 30 days by simplifying the process, accor

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