Climate & Environment

The owners of Burke Mountain are buying Smugglers' Notch ski resort for an undisclosed price, the companies announced Wednesday. The leaders of Bear Den Partners have promised to maintain the independence and culture of Smuggs.

The Cross Town facility can store enough electricity to power thousands of homes at times of peak demand.

No injuries are reported. A shelter-in-place order has been issued for residents within a half mile of 1090 Stafford Rd., state officials said.

The report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, a national nonprofit that supports offshore wind, examines last winter’s actual wind speeds to determine how much energy they could produce.

The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.

Families in Londonderry are still using bottled water. That could change soon, with new plans to expand public connections.

The legislation would force fossil fuel companies to pay money that cities could use to upgrade infrastructure and prepare for flooding and extreme weather.

Mycologist Larry Millman is on a mission to record the fungi at Fresh Pond Reservation in Cambridge. He's one discovery away from cataloging his 400th species.

It’s been a little over a hundred years since fishermen were free to catch shellfish in the Boston Harbor. But now, the state has declared that shellfish from parts of the harbor can be safely caught and eaten again.

Residents in western Massachusetts towns that surround the Quabbin Reservoir want better financial compensation and a bigger role in making decisions related to the water resource.