BOSTON — Emissions of sulfur dioxide fell 60 percent and emissions of nitrogen oxides dropped 52 percent between 2001 and 2011.

PORTLAND, Maine — A regulatory committee says the Gulf of Maine shrimp population is in such poor shape that the upcoming shrimp-fishing season should be called off this winter.

BOSTON — The guidelines are intended to encourage communities to make investments in water conservation by fixing leaky pipes and returning water to the ground.

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — It was the 11th whale rescue this year, the highest in the group’s 28 years.

BOSTON — Under the agreement, NStar will buy 27.5 percent of the output of the offshore wind facility.

WELLFLEET, Mass. — Animal rescuers say a total of eight dolphins got into trouble during low tide on Thanksgiving at Herring River in Wellfleet.

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Supporters say the ban will cut down on trash and keep the foam products, which take years to break down, out of landfills.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. — A federal disaster declaration paves the way for financial relief. But stakeholders in the historic fishing port of Gloucester are divided over how to spend pending assistance money.

BOSTON — “Boston is a vulnerable city,” says UMass hydrologist and engineer Ellen Douglas.

Martha’s Vineyard has seen beach erosion and flooded roadways and walking trails.

Firefighters were prevented from responding to a series of natural gas fires early Wednesday in Mantoloking, where about 14 homes burned down two days ago.

Whenever there’s an extreme weather event, from a hurricane to a record drought, the question always arises: Is it climate change?

Parts of New York City were heavily damaged by Superstorm Sandy. And authorities are trying to rescue 800 people in a northern New Jersey town after a berm overflowed.

A week before election day, both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have suspended campaigning, and early voting has been canceled in Maryland and Washington, D.C.