Miriam Wasser is a senior reporter with WBUR's climate and environment team.
Before coming to WBUR, she was a staff writer for the Phoenix New Times in Arizona. Her work has also appeared in Boston Magazine, The Atlantic, Narratively, DigBoston and The Big Roundtable.
Miriam holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
She once wrote an 11,000-word story about the quirky — and sometimes dark — world of domestic rabbit breeding. Really.
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How an energy efficiency program in Mass. became so politicized
Energy efficiency saves money. Why is Mass Save being blamed for rising bills in Massachusetts?
5 energy affordability policies to watch right now in Mass.
Every two years, lawmakers in Massachusetts attempt to pass a big climate and energy bill. Here are five important policies bound to spark debate among lawmakers and the public.
Energy company proposes big natural gas pipeline expansion in New England
The Canadian energy giant, Enbridge, is proposing a major pipeline expansion in New England.
'When breastfeeding stopped working, it felt like I stopped working'
I have no statistics to cite about the number of women who experience what is sometimes called "breastfeeding grief," writes Miriam Wasser. But I've come to believe that what happened...
Gas utilities’ climate plans are ‘critically flawed,’ state officials and advocates say
Climate advocates and Massachusetts officials blasted the climate plans put forward by the state's five gas utilities. The Department of Energy Resources called the plans "inactionable and unenforceable."
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People with heat pumps get a break on electric bills from new Mass. program
New England has some of the highest electricity prices in the country. But this past winter, 140,000 households in Massachusetts got a break on their bills because they have a...
When utilities ask to raise rates, customers pay the legal fees. A bill in Mass. would change that
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit utilities from passing on rate case expenses to their customers. Instead, the utility would foot the bill, taking the money out of its...
Vineyard Wind, country's first large-scale offshore wind project, finishes construction
After years of starts and stops, construction on Vineyard Wind, the country's first large-scale offshore wind project, wrapped up this week.
Spiking oil prices are hitting hard for Mass. residents who use fuel oil
The war with Iran has sent global oil prices soaring and there's a lot of uncertainty about what comes next. Here in Massachusetts, that turmoil is affecting many residents who...
With so many storm outages, why don't we put more power lines underground in Mass.?
Putting power lines underground feels like an easy solution to weather-related outages. Problem is, it's wicked expensive.