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The push for mass timber as a sustainable housing solution in New England
Across New England, developers are looking for new ways to increase affordable housing inventory, and some are using a building method known as mass timber, to inflict less environmental damage. -
Clean energy leaders highlight collaboration, diversification as key to achieving goals
Joe Curtatone, president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, and Serge Abergel, chief operations officer for Hydro-Quebec Energy Services, emphasize the crucial role of collaboration in achieving clean energy goals. -
Bats, bees and beyond: Proposed additions to the Mass. endangered species list
Research by citizen scientists finds rare species, including some that weren't previously known in Massachusetts -
State appeals FEMA to reconsider helping with Leominster's September storm damage
Damage to the city's infrastructure was estimated to be about $30 million, and 1,400 homeowners also sent claims to FEMA asking for help with the damage. -
Gray whales haven't lived in the Atlantic in 200 years. One was just spotted off Nantucket.
While it’s a rare and exciting sighting, New England Aquarium scientists note it’s likely the result of the changing climate. -
Harvard-designed satellite will track powerful greenhouse gas emissions from space
The satellite, which launched Monday, will identify methane leaks around the globe. -
To avert species' extinction, western Mass. researchers plant Appalachian trees in Franklin County
The mountain magnolia's native range has diminished due to climate change. Two Smith College researchers are leading a conservation effort to translocate a collection of the species in order to conserve it. -
As towns around Quabbin Reservoir face challenges, state lawmakers propose more financial help
In the early 1900s, four western Massachusetts towns disappeared from the map. They were flooded to build the Quabbin Reservoir. But those towns closest to the Quabbin don't have access to the water supply. And several are now experiencing significant water quality issues. -
From frost fans to hayrides, wild weather is forcing CT farmers to adapt to a changing climate
Last year was a tough one for Connecticut farmers. From late-spring frosts to devastating summer floods, 2023 was the latest in a string of wild weather. And it’s forcing farmers to rethink what they grow and how they do it. -
Climate Superfund Act would make oil companies pay for climate damages in Vermont
After a year of historic flooding, some Vermont lawmakers and environmental advocates are pushing for the state to create a new program similar to the federal Superfund program to pay for climate damages with money from big oil companies.