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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As the Gulf of Maine warms due to climate change, invasive sea squirts have become a major issue for the aquaculture industry, weighing down equipment and colonizing underwater surfaces. -
The popular park is the fastest-eroding beach in Maine. -
Stowe Mountain Rescue has dealt with an "unprecedented" number of early-season rescues this year, including two teenagers who got lost in Vermont's backcountry because of a TikTok trend. -
Some farmers are noticing lackluster trees, but experts say impacts on evergreens were minimal because of their life cycle. -
Land owners and enthusiasts are creating connections through Women and Our Woods Vermont, a women-led network. -
Even though Maine waterways are shielded by state law advocates say the federal Clean Water Act provides a necessary backstop. -
While No. 296 doesn't have a real name, he represents a significant milestone for the nonprofit responsible for rehabilitating 15-30 animals a year. -
A new court case could decide whether the Trump-era wind permit freeze was legal — just as Revolution Wind, set to power Connecticut and Rhode Island, returns to work. -
Massachusetts officials says batteries will bring down energy costs and help the grid run on more renewables. But there's a growing movement of people who say they don't want this technology in their city or town. -
Wood banks — which provide firewood to people in need at no charge — have officially existed in Maine for almost two decades. They're increasing in number, due in part to the rising cost of living, and cuts to government support programs.
