Environment

Gulf Oil Spill Trial Delayed For Settlement Talks

February 26, 2012, 7:12 PM

NEW ORLEANS, La. — A judge has delayed the federal trial over the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying Sunday that BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits, according to people close to the case.

Gas Prices Soar To A Seasonal High

February 18, 2012, 7:26 PM
Experts say motorists could pay a record $4.25 a gallon by late April. (Rick Bowmer/AP)

NEW YORK — Experts say gas prices could reach a record $4.25 a gallon by late April.

Millions Of Bats Dying From Fast-Spreading Disease

February 16, 2012, 8:29 AM
This photo released by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation shows bats photographed in Hales Cave in New York. (AP)

New figures released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last month attribute roughly 6 million bat deaths to white nose syndrome.

11 More Dolphins Found Stranded In Wellfleet

February 14, 2012, 2:19 PM

BOSTON — Rescuers are optimistic they can save 10 of the 11 dolphins who stranded themselves Tuesday morning in Wellfleet.

Feds Seek Offshore Wind Developers In Mass. Area

February 03, 2012, 6:10 PM

BOSTON — Federal regulators are looking for offshore wind developers in a redrawn area off Massachusetts they say is a prime spot for wind farms.

Dolphins Are Latest Mammal Deaths In New England

January 28, 2012, 4:05 PM

BOSTON — Dozens of dolphins stranded on Cape Cod during the past few weeks have died in New England’s second mass of marine mammal deaths in three months.

Cape Officials Race To Save Stranded Dolphins

January 17, 2012, 6:04 PM
A mother and calf common dolphin are transported to the beach by a rescue team before being released back into Cape Cod Bay at Scusset Beach, Saturday, in Sagamore. (AP)

BOSTON — “It is a natural phenomenon,” says rescue chief Ian Robinson. “But to get so many animals spread out over such a wide area, within such a short period of time, is quite unique.”

Report: Cape Wind Unlikely To Be Done By Mid-2015

January 12, 2012, 3:52 PM

BOSTON — The long-planned Cape Wind offshore wind project is unlikely to be producing electricity by mid-2015, New England’s power grid manager says in a new report.

South End Bio-Lab Could Open Soon

January 10, 2012, 5:33 PM

BOSTON — After years of protests and legal challenges, Boston University’s seven-story bio-lab in the South End could open soon.

EPA Says Mass. Has Reduced Pollutants

January 07, 2012, 1:39 PM

BOSTON — A new report from federal environmental officials shows Massachusetts has reduced the amount of pollutants it releases into the environment.

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