The impacts of climate change and environmental concerns are shared across our region, but when it comes to addressing those issues, the New England states can have strikingly different policies. We tell stories on these topics every day and work together on special series.
In the summer of 2023, we looked at the impacts of extreme weather in our series Beyond Normal. And each year around Earth Day, we present a series of regional climate change stories with a different theme. For our 2024 series, we looked at how climate change is impacting our homes.
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Gov. Janet Mills says the measure needs to have an exemption for a project in Jay to get her support. -
A federal judge in Concord ordered Old Dutch Mustard Co. to establish environmental compliance and ethics programs after the owner pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging a pollutant without a permit. -
Emerson Aviation declared “ice out” on Lake Winnipesaukee on April 12, meaning enough ice has melted that the MS Mount Washington can reach all five of its ports. -
Paintings and other museum collection objects are sensitive to heat, humidity and sudden shifts in temperature — that's why museums have traditionally followed strict climate controls to protect their collections. But energy costs and climate impacts are prompting some museums to rethink their approach. -
New research out of the University of Vermont finds that insects and disease are growing causes of tree mortality in the Northeast, offering a window into Vermont’s future with a changing climate. -
The Bartlett Experimental Forest is one of more than 50 research centers being shuttered by the agency. The state’s other experimental forest is not currently slated to close. -
As solar grows, so does Vermont’s capacity for agrivoltaics — the dual use of land on solar farms for agriculture. -
The cold winter hasn’t put a dent in tick populations, one expert said, and samples have seen higher rates of the bacteria linked to Lyme disease. -
Carolina “Caro” Muñoz Agudelo, recently earned a science doctorate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is now the director of public programming and research at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales. -
The ballooning use of artificial intelligence and cloud-based computing is fueling a rise in data centers — which store and process all the information needed to power these systems. Massachusetts residents are joining the pushback.
