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Work under way on the construction of the gas compressor station in Weymouth. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Jan 22, 2021

Weymouth Compressor Operator Says It’s Starting Up Facility This Weekend

Enbridge says federal regulators have finished an analysis into two unplanned shutdowns and greenlighted the project.

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Shalanda Baker poses for a portrait in 2017. (Courtesy Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University)

'It's Not Inevitable That This Will Be Unjust': A Q&A With Shalanda Baker On Energy Justice

Jan 20, 2021

A boy sits on an abandoned boat on what is left of Lake Atescatempa, which has dried up due to drought and high temperatures, in Atescatempa, 174 km southeast of Guatemala City, on May 5, 2017. - ( Marvin Recino/AFP via Getty Images)

5 Steps Biden Can Take To Protect Climate Migrants

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05:37Jan 19, 2021

Epaulette shark pup. (Courtesy E. Moothart, New England Aquarium)

Warmer Waters May Spell Trouble For Baby Sharks, Study At New England Aquarium Finds

Jan 13, 2021

Climate Change And Health

Patient Steve Kearns describes his experience after contracting West Nile Virus during a follow up appointment at CHA Somerville Hospital. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Teaching Doctors In Training To Connect Climate Change And Health Care

04:24Sep 25, 2020

Morning traffic heading north on I-93 in Dorchester. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Study Finds Significant Racial Disparities In Vehicular Air Pollution Exposure Around Boston

Jul 23, 2020

An elderly man rests on a bench in the Boston Public Garden. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

First, A Pandemic. Now, The Heat. Why This Summer Poses Extra Risks For Older Adults

05:20Jul 17, 2020

Some experts believe pandemics like the coronavirus are made worse as climate change effects increase. Climate change protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London back in February. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

Climate Change Worsens Effects Of Global Outbreaks Like Coronavirus, Expert Says

05:37Apr 22, 2020

Building Solutions

Gas streetlamps on Temple Street in the early evening. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Beacon Hill's Iconic Gas Lamps Are Going Green

05:35Oct 27, 2020

On this site in Roxbury, developers are planning to build a five-story, mixed-use building out of a "revolutionary" type of timber. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In A First, Boston Building Will Be Constructed With 'Revolutionary' Timber

06:05Jul 21, 2020

Finch Cambridge is a 98-unit affordable housing development being built to "passive house" standards for energy efficiency. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Cambridge's 'Passive House' Is Built With Focus On Affordable Housing, Climate Change

07:20Dec 13, 2019

A Gap Mountain Drilling truck at work in Brookline, Mass. (Bruce Gellerman/WBUR)

How A Climate Change Nonprofit Got Eversource Thinking About A Geothermal Future

07:34Jan 13, 2020

Series: The Nuclear Option

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

To Combat Climate Change, Do We Need The Nuclear Option?

07:31Sep 17, 2019

Floating nuclear power plant 'Akademik Lomonosov' is towed out of the St. Petersburg, Russia shipyard where it was constructed in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP)

Big Plans For Small Nuclear Plants

08:41Sep 18, 2019

Martin Greenwald demonstrates how you can use a magnetic fields to contain and insulate a hot fusion plasma. Here the magnet pushes the bright plasma away from the wall of the glass tube. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

For Green Energy, MIT Aims To Build 'A Star On Earth'

07:09Sep 19, 2019

Series: Closing Pilgrim

In this photo, circa 1971, the 525-ton, 65-foot-tall reactor vessel arrives by boat at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. (Courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

Timeline: The 52-Year History Of The Pilgrim Nuclear Plant

08:30May 29, 2019

Spent fuel casks at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Pilgrim Is Closing. So Then What Happens To The Radioactive Waste?

06:45May 30, 2019

Entergy's Chiltonville Training Center is an identical twin mock-up of the control room at the Pilgrim nuclear power plant. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

In An Identical Simulator, Pilgrim Operators Prep For Shutdown

07:25May 31, 2019

You Asked, We Answered: Questions About The Pilgrim Shutdown

May 28, 2019

The discharge canal at Pilgrim, where water used for cooling at the plant is released back into Cape Cod Bay. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

For 46 Years, Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Has Used Water From Cape Cod Bay. How Has It Impacted The Ecosystem?

07:24Apr 22, 2019

Signs warn of radiation and restrict access to working areas above the reactor at Pilgrim. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

As Pilgrim Powers Down, Some Worry It Will Leave Behind Too Much Radiation

05:35Apr 25, 2019

The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, in the town of Vernon, is seen in a 2013 file photo. (Toby Talbot/AP)

This Vermont Town Took A Big Hit When Its Nuclear Plant Closed

09:55Apr 23, 2019

Historic Plymouth Looks To A Future Without Pilgrim

10:11Apr 24, 2019

More Environmental Coverage from WBUR

Atlantic puffins congregate on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. Decades of conservation work have brought the state's population of the birds to about 1,300 pairs that nest on Maine islands. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Puffin Stuff: Herring Rules Could Benefit Maine's Most Beloved Birds

The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit puffins.

Jan 23, 2021

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

N.H. Voters From Across The Aisle Discuss Biden's Calls For Unity

WBUR's Bob Oakes sat down this week with three New Hampshire voters of mixed political persuasions to hear their thoughts on Biden's pitch for unity and the future of the...

By Killing Keystone XL, Biden Sets The Tone For His Climate Policy

With the millstone of the Trump years now lifted, writes Frederick Hewett, President Biden should seize the opportunity to cancel other fossil fuel infrastructure projects.

Young Ranchers In Colorado Learn Techniques To Fight Climate Change

Colorado's extreme drought will likely continue into next year, and the state is urging farmers and ranchers to prepare for it.

A Growing Number Of New England Lobstermen Wear Life Jackets While At Sea

A research project aimed at increasing life jacket use among lobstermen is showing early success.

Jan 19, 2021

Residents Cry Foul When A Gas Plant Moves Next Door In Eastern Ohio

Last year, an energy company started building one of the largest natural gas power plants of its kind in Guernsey County, Ohio.

'It's Been Erased': Stockbridge Mohicans Retell, Reclaim Their Story In Berkshires

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians today are based in Wisconsin. But their homeland spanned the Housatonic and Hudson river valleys, and stretched from Manhattan to northern Vermont. Over the...

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07:54Jan 16, 2021

In this May of 2019 photo, power lines are seen in Pownal, Maine. A controversial 145-mile, billion-dollar power line would bring hydro-electricity from Canada into the state's regional grid to serve Massachusetts customers. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Federal Judge Halts Work On Hydropower Project With Temporary Injunction

The 145-mile transmission line, to be built on land owned or controlled by Central Maine Power, will eventually deliver 1,200 megawatts of power to the energy grid in Lewiston, Maine,...

Jan 15, 2021

Gov. Baker Vetoed A Major Climate Bill. What's Next For Climate Legislation?

WBUR environmental reporter Miriam Wasser joined Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to talk about what happened -- and what happens next.

05:56Jan 15, 2021

The gold dome of the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Baker Vetoes Climate Bill, Citing Housing Concerns

Baker said he supports much in the bill, but believes key components fly in the face of another legislative victory -- the passage of his "housing choice" proposal -- that...

Jan 14, 2021