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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Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they’re injecting them with the fungus to see what happens. -
The short river in York County is one of the most heavily-dammed waterways in Maine that doesn't have any fish passage. -
As seals return to the waters off the Cape and Islands, white sharks aren’t far behind. And, it turns out, they aren’t the only seal-hunting sharks in our waters. -
A segment of the Lincoln Woods hiking trail from the Kancamagus Highway to the junction of the Osseo Trail will be closed from June 15 to November to repair and stabilize the riverbank nearby, according to the White Mountain National Forest Service. -
Energy efficiency saves money. Why is Mass Save being blamed for rising bills in Massachusetts? -
From farms to fields to logging camps, New Hampshire's forests have changed in ways big and small over the course of the country's history. -
The state is seeking permits to treat infestations in Messalonskee, Little Sebago and Androscoggin lakes this summer. -
May is the beginning of a high-risk period for encountering moose in New Hampshire as they venture out on and around Granite State roadways. -
The carbon cycle is a staple on any Earth science class syllabus, but scientists are still studying its nuances. -
Meteorologists predict below-normal hurricane season, but CT leaders tell residents to still prepareConnecticut officials say the storms could bring heavy rain and potential flooding to the state.
