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The Biden administration this week published the location of eight areas to be leased for offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that runs from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia.
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In a letter to Holtec Tuesday, Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Bill Keating asked the company to respond in writing, by May 31, to a list of 13 detailed questions.
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Attorneys estimate that more than 100 who’ve already joined the case were exposed to the so-called “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, thyroid diseases, fertility issues and more while working with firefighting foam on or around Joint Base Cape Cod.
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Loral O'Hara has been conducting research aboard the International Space Station for NASA since September. "Everything is different in microgravity," she says. "Things float off pretty quickly."
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A foundation on the island has been focused on land acquisition for 60 years. Now that it owns some 9,000 acres of land — about a third of the island — it wants to add more restoration to its agenda.
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The whale, known as "5120," was found on an Edgartown beach with rope deeply embedded in her tail. Earlier this month, officials attributed her death to chronic entanglement wounds.
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Scientists have been watching the critically endangered right whale, which was recently found dead on Martha’s Vineyard, since she was born three years ago. From Florida to Newfoundland, they have more than 30 records of her. This is the story a right whale’s life, and its potential lasting impact.
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One of Vineyard Wind’s two parent companies, Avangrid, tells CAI the project is planning some kind of announcement very soon.
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Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have developed a new prototype straw that breaks down in the ocean faster than paper straws do.
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In a push to investigate alleged perpetrators and help survivors of trafficking, the district attorney is allocating state grant money to organizations doing that work.
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During a post-mortem exam known as a necropsy, experts from the International Fund for Animal Welfare noted how thin the young female was, with rope deeply embedded in her tail.
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The whale, a young female, was found dead on Sunday night. Since then, crews from the International Fund for Animal Welfare and other organizations have worked to move the whale, examine it, and bury the remains.A preliminary report about how the whale died is expected soon.