Braddock Bay, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, is a prime pit stop for migrating birds. In a converted hot dog stand near the Bay, ornithologists and volunteers capture, study and release about 10,000 passing birds each year.
The region is hoping to capitalize on its unexpected bounty of nature by encouraging eco-tourism.
Energy experts say there are less expensive ways to reduce energy costs.
Massachusetts is profiting from its competitive technical prowess. But the news that Evergreen Solar is moving production jobs to China is a reminder that the manufacturing future for green energy is difficult.
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats sidestepped a Republican boycott Thursday, pushing a climate bill out of committee in an early step on a long and contentious road to passage.
Harvard University has entered into a 15-year agreement to buy power and renewable energy certificates from a wind energy farm to be built in Maine.
BOSTON — As the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum works toward completing its new building and expansion project, it’s also “going green” by digging wells far beneath the ground.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In a speech at MIT on Friday, President Obama touted a major climate change bill and urged Americans to lead in renewable energy. We interviewed MIT students for their assessment of Mr. Obama’s progress as a “green” president.
BOSTON — Four environmental groups allege the Patrick administration has ignored them over clean water policy, so they have resigned from an advisory panel.
Thetford, Vt. — The more than 70 large dams on the Connecticut River control the flow of water to accomplish different goals, such as generating electricity and mitigating the impact of floods. But a new study on the river is investigating whether water could flow more naturally without hampering these dams.
BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick has announced 12 Massachusetts counties that suffered agricultural production losses due to this summer’s abnormally cool and rainy weather have been declared federal disaster areas.
BOSTON — Four people from the Boston area are among this year’s winners of the $500,000 MacArthur grants, also known as “genius” awards.
CHATHAM, Mass. — The sightings of several great white sharks have prompted a swimming ban for the rest of the holiday weekend at all oceanside beaches in Chatham.
BOSTON — Thursday marks Day 14 of a boil-water order in Gloucester, and the latest round of water testing isn’t expected back until Thursday night or Friday. As the city tries to deal with the immediate problem, Gloucester’s legislative delegation is looking at a more long-range fix.
LOS ANGELES — A relentless Southern California wildfire raged Tuesday with 53 homes up in smoke, thousands more threatened and new rounds of evacuations as towering flames crackled close to foothill neighborhoods in the path of the blaze. View a slideshow of the scene in the Los Angeles area.
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters tried to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of homes and an essential communications center in Los Angeles County as they mourned two of their own.
BOSTON — Boston is using some federal stimulus money to clean up sites contaminated by toxic waste.
LOWELL, Mass. — The historical hotbed of America’s Industrial Revolution, Lowell, Mass., seems an unlikely place to launch a social experiment in agriculture, but today the city is teeming with recent immigrants from Africa, Latin America and South Asia, who hunger not only for a leg up economically, but also for a taste of food from their homeland.
