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In this Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 photo, the University of Maine's 9,000-pound prototype wind turbine generates power off the coast of Castine, Maine. It was the country's first floating wind turbine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Local Coverage

Apr 2, 2025

Maine offshore wind array on pause

Hostility to offshore wind from the Trump administration has thrown plans in Maine and other U.S. states into question.

Offshore wind turbines in the Vineyard Wind project. (Miriam Wasser/WBUR}

Another delay leaves Mass. offshore power contracts a year behind schedule

Local Coverage

Mar 31, 2025

A red-tailed hawk sits on a branch of a tree after spending almost four months recovering from rodenticide poisoning at the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass.

Environment

03:58Mar 31, 2025

Mist rises on the River Avon below trees that are begining to change colour (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Open water swimmers fight to keep pollution out of the River Avon

Here & Now

10:58Mar 28, 2025

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PFAS Series

PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’

Health

05:06Feb 13, 2023

Littleton Electric Light and Water Department workers inside a new water treatment facility that will remove PFAS chemical compounds from the water supply. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Toxic 'forever chemicals' force Mass. towns to face 'true cost of water'

Environment

04:52Feb 14, 2023

Town Administrator Denise Dembkoski points out on a map the origin of the PFAS contamination at the old fire station across the street from town offices. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals'

Environment

05:21Feb 15, 2023

Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body

Health

05:41Feb 16, 2023

Climate Reality

At WBUR, we cover the climate conversation in ways that spur new ideas, provide a place for debate and arm our community in Massachusetts and beyond with information and inspiration...

Environment

Power Shift: The Future of Offshore Wind

Technicians of the Block Island Wind Farm Support Team repair a crack in the blade of one of the wind turbines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

We asked big questions about the offshore wind industry. Here’s what we uncovered

Environment

Oct 15, 2021

Offshore wind is America's new industry. Who will build it?

Environment

06:41Oct 13, 2021

Fisherman Jamey McGroarty hurls a dogfish overboard to begin separating the squid from the bycatch from his haul. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose

Environment

06:44Oct 14, 2021

The five turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

Environment

06:13Oct 15, 2021

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Two turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Nantucket challenges federal approval of SouthCoast offshore wind project

Environment

Mar 28, 2025

A piping plover chick. (Anastasia Grigorenko/Mass Audubon)

What to know about the perseverant piping plover, as they return to Mass. beaches this spring

Local Coverage

Mar 28, 2025

A fishing boat moves up the Acushnet River in New Bedford. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

NOAA slowdowns and new science delay the usual 'scramble' to set fishing catch limits

Environment

Mar 25, 2025

The turbines of the Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Nantucket group asks feds to reconsider key permits for proposed offshore wind farms

Environment

Mar 21, 2025

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A researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory holds up an eelgrass plant gathered from the lab's eelgrass tanks. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Scientists are trying to save eelgrass off the Massachusetts coast

Here & Now

05:50Mar 24, 2025

rotestors demonstrating against the expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline wade in cold creek waters confronting local police, near Cannon Ball, N.D., Nov. 2, 2016. (John L. Mone/AP)

Jury finds Greenpeace at-fault for hundreds of millions in Dakota Access Pipeline protest damages

Here & Now

05:44Mar 20, 2025

A young great blue heron sits by the water. (Courtesy of Mark Seth Lender)

Fish and Wildlife Service faces cuts

Here & Now

05:30Mar 19, 2025

Two drake Mallard ducks fly over Lake Erie near the Cleveland shoreline. (Mark Duncan/AP)

A new report says U.S. ducks are declining. Here's what it'll take to save them.

Here & Now

05:44Mar 17, 2025

On Point Environment Stories

A man who scavenges recyclable materials for a living, sleep on a truck at Dandora, the largest garbage dump in the capital Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, March 20, 2024. U.N. agencies have warned that electrical and electronic waste is piling up worldwide while recycling rates continue to remain low and are likely to fall even further. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

The dirty truth about the global waste trade

On Point

44:00Mar 25, 2025

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Ingrid Forsmark kayaks on Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park, Mont. Public access to Glacier National Park's east entrances has been prohibited since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating worries for businesses that rely on tourism. (AP Photo/Matt Volz, File)

The wonder of Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park

On Point

47:28Mar 12, 2025

This May 22, 2017, file photo, shows cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

How will we power the AI boom?

On Point

47:18Feb 13, 2025

A giant Pacific octopus sticks to the tank glass in the Cold Water Quest exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Thursday, June 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)

Should we farm octopuses for food?

On Point

46:52Feb 4, 2025

An oil refinery in McPherson, Kan., is silhouetted against the setting sun on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

The 'endangerment finding' is essential to fighting climate change. Trump's EPA wants to rescind it

Cognoscenti

‘Great whale conveyor belt’ nourishes the ocean

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient tropical grounds like...

Environment

Mar 20, 2025

New Bedford is the nation’s highest-grossing fishing port. (Gretchen Ertl / The Public's Radio)

Fishermen could face stricter catch limits as Trump slashes NOAA

President Trump has already cut over 1,200 positions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of about 12,000 employees that provides services ranging from weather forecasting to fisheries...

Local Coverage

04:51Mar 19, 2025

The Boston skyline rises up beyond Belle Isle Marsh. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

How rolling back EPA regulations could impact New England air and water

“It's almost inevitable that New England communities will be facing dirtier air and dirtier water,” said Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation.

Environment

Mar 14, 2025

The skyline of in Lewiston, Maine is seen at dawn in 2023. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

How EPA regulatory rollbacks risk Maine's air quality

The Environmental Protection Agency plans more than 30 actions to reconsider rules. They include ones that limit pollution from power plants, automobiles and the oil and gas industry. The agenda...

Environment

Mar 14, 2025

Whitney Morrison makes her Boston Lyric Opera debut in "The Seasons." (Courtesy Titus Ogilvie-Laing)

Boston Lyric Opera's 'The Seasons' blends emotional and climate turmoil

The world premiere opera takes place in the near future where Earth's seasons are out of order. A group of artists retreats to nature hoping to find inspiration for their...

Arts & Culture

Mar 11, 2025

A wall of electricity meters at an apartment complex in Cambridge, Mass. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Healey announces $50 credit on electric bills, other energy affordability initiatives

Healey's plan includes short, medium and long-term proposals to bring down energy bills in the state, including expanded discount programs, reviewing all utility charges and reining in third-party electric suppliers.

Environment

Mar 10, 2025

People plant trees as a part of the DCR's Urban and Community Forestry Program in 2022. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. invests nearly $1.4 million to plant trees in 14 communities

The initiative from the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs will focus on planting trees in pedestrian areas and other recreational spaces based on each municipality's needs.

Local Coverage

Mar 10, 2025

Water cascades over the Neponset River Waterfall at Lower Mills in Dorchester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Program that monitors New England waterways, drinking water threatened by Trump cuts

The director of the U.S. Geological Survey's New England Water Science Center said cuts to staff, leases and funding may make it "almost impossible" to collect critical water data. The...

Environment

Mar 7, 2025

Maine offshore wind array on pause

Another delay leaves Mass. offshore power contracts a year behind schedule

To protect wildlife, advocates look to reduce rat poison use in Mass.

Open water swimmers fight to keep pollution out of the River Avon

PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’

Toxic 'forever chemicals' force Mass. towns to face 'true cost of water'

Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals'

Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body

Climate Reality

We asked big questions about the offshore wind industry. Here’s what we uncovered

Offshore wind is America's new industry. Who will build it?

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

Nantucket challenges federal approval of SouthCoast offshore wind project

What to know about the perseverant piping plover, as they return to Mass. beaches this spring

NOAA slowdowns and new science delay the usual 'scramble' to set fishing catch limits

Nantucket group asks feds to reconsider key permits for proposed offshore wind farms

Scientists are trying to save eelgrass off the Massachusetts coast

Jury finds Greenpeace at-fault for hundreds of millions in Dakota Access Pipeline protest damages

Fish and Wildlife Service faces cuts

A new report says U.S. ducks are declining. Here's what it'll take to save them.

The dirty truth about the global waste trade

The wonder of Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park

How will we power the AI boom?

Should we farm octopuses for food?

The 'endangerment finding' is essential to fighting climate change. Trump's EPA wants to rescind it

‘Great whale conveyor belt’ nourishes the ocean

Fishermen could face stricter catch limits as Trump slashes NOAA

How rolling back EPA regulations could impact New England air and water

How EPA regulatory rollbacks risk Maine's air quality

Boston Lyric Opera's 'The Seasons' blends emotional and climate turmoil

Healey announces $50 credit on electric bills, other energy affordability initiatives

Mass. invests nearly $1.4 million to plant trees in 14 communities

Program that monitors New England waterways, drinking water threatened by Trump cuts

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