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Introducing "Power Source", a New Series on New England's Relationship with Energy
Tune in to 89.7 Monday morning as we kick off a month-long news series about New England's relationship with energy, "Power Source: Where People and… -
Uranium On The Brain: Inside The Vermont-Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
New England recently learned about a huge rate increase that will soon have some people paying nearly 40 percent more for electricity. Part of what’s… -
Vermont Yankee Meets With Locals On Closing Process
Officials from the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant met Thursday night with a citizens panel to discuss the plant's closing and decommissioning process… -
How Climate Change Is Taking A Toll On Urban Trees
The Commonwealth Avenue Mall is one of Boston’s signature sights, with its grand boulevard of majestic trees where residents and visitors can sit, stroll,… -
BPR: Abortion Buffer Zones, Ask The MBTA GM, Alex Beam, Cape Wind, Jim's Pronunciation, And More
Consider it a preview of what's to come in September. Boston Public Radio with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan added a third hour to the program on Thursday.… -
Offshore Wind Farms: Feds Encourage More Development
Back in 2001, Jim Gordon and his partners had a vision that the future of clean energy in Massachusetts would be a giant wind farm on the shoals of… -
Update On Cape Wind Project
When it was first proposed 13 years ago, the Cape Wind project was a revolutionary idea that promised to jumpstart the green economy in Massachusetts. But… -
The Local Impact Of The President's Plan To Cut Greenhouse Gases
Last month, the Salem Power Plant shut down its coal-fired boilers for good. It was the last of the state’s so-called Filthy Five power plants, targeted… -
Should Mass. Worry About the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant?
In 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the Pilgrim Nuclear facility’s operating license for 20 years. Despite that endorsement, the plant… -
Boiling Down A Behemoth Report On Climate Change
Yes, it’s getting hotter; and yes, it’s because of us. That’s the takeaway from the United Nations Panel on Climate Change. The report, prepared by some…