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Fire officials call for increased state support as droughts lead to more wildfires
The Ashby fire department "ate up their entire budget for the year" fighting a single wildfire in August. -
Natick will remove its 90-year-old dam after contentious process
The town Select Board voted 4–1 Wednesday to remove, not repair, its dam on the Charles River. -
Environmental roundtable: Recapping the biggest climate change headlines
Alaska cancels snow crab season, and activists grab attention by throwing soup on a van Gogh painting. -
Recent whale strandings highlight the mystery that still baffles marine scientists
Scientists still don't know for sure why beachings occur, but they have some ideas. -
Clean Water Act under threat, officials warn at 50th anniversary event
U.S. Supreme Court case could scale back landmark federal legislation. -
Wu blocks new artificial turfs in Boston parks, refrains from calling it a ban
The plans for Malcolm X Park stated: “Mayor Wu has directed that no new artificial turf fields will be installed in the City of Boston.” -
Panama launch of futuristic oceanfront home goes sideways
Panama launch of futuristic oceanfront home goes sidewaysCOLON, Panama (AP) — The unveiling of a futuristic luxury model home on Panama's Caribbean coast… -
Climate protestors disrupt morning commute in downtown Boston
Protestors are demanding a moratorium on fossil fuel projects. -
First-in-the-nation step from New England EPA will regulate stormwater runoff in 3 Mass. urban rivers
New regulatory regime will focus on private landowners along the Charles, Neponset and Mystic Rivers. -
Blackstone River still suffers from pollution 50 years after massive cleanup
The river flows southeast through Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
