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“Ratcheting” back regulations is both an economic and social justice issue for cannabis business owners, said Shannon O’Brien.

Eversource and HEET are teaming up to bring geothermal energy to Massachusetts.

Environmentalists and the fishing industry are going head to head in the courts over a proposed shutdown of one of Alaska's largest fisheries, but it still might not be enough to save king salmon.

The third annual event at the Seaport's Lawn on D aims to be a summer celebration of Black culture.

Born out of Meek Mill’s incarceration for popping a wheelie, the nonprofit has pushed through legislation in 10 states.

From dark medical mysteries to light celebrity chat shows, there’s plenty of podcasts to listen to.

Chuck Todd on the premiere of his new show “Sunday Night with Chuck Todd,” where he interviewed Steve Bannon.Andrea Cabral on Weinstein verdict.Michael Curry on RFK/vaccine misinformation. Corby Kummer on pricy Boston dining

Today:Food policy analyst Corby Kummer discusses the new "dirty dozen" list of grocery store items laden with pesticides.And, Michael Curry, head of the Mass League of Community Health Centers, discusses a new proposal for the shuttered Carney Hospital in Dorchester to be repurposed as a training facility for nurses.

BPR Full Show 6/11: Protesting Feels Different

Today: A new report shows how, throughout its history, Massachusetts failed thousands of disabled residents living in institutions, and then tried to cover their tracks with bureaucratic stonewalling decades later.GBH’s Megan Smith joins alongside Alex Green, vice-chair of the commission behind this report. And, naturalist Sy Montgomery is back to talk about axolotls, as researchers at Northeastern look into whether humans could ever tap into their secrets around limb regeneration.

BPR Full Show 6/10: Fact From Fiction