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Forester Kyle Lombard looks out the window of the small airplane, searching for damage in the New Hampshire forest below. (Mara Hoplamazian/NHPR)

Meet the foresters keeping an eye on New Hampshire's trees from the sky

Affectionately nicknamed the "Bug Patrol," the aerial survey team goes up in a tiny airplane every summer to record damage in New Hampshire's forests.

The Rings Fountain is blasting out water on a hot day on the Greenway in Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A new toolkit makes health tips for heat waves more accessible

NOAA predicts up to 18 days of high-tide flooding for Boston next year

A Maine forest offers decades of data on the ability of trees to remove carbon from the air

Peregrine falcons in New Hampshire could find an unlikely ally: rock climbers

Power Shift: The Future of Offshore Wind

Technicians of the Block Island Wind Farm Support Team repair a crack in the blade of one of the wind turbines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

We asked big questions about the offshore wind industry. Here’s what we uncovered

Offshore wind is America's new industry. Who will build it?

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

Series: Boston Under Water

A Blue Line train passes over a culvert next to the DCR Bennington Street Pump Station. Water from Suffolk Downs flows through the culvert into this pond. Water flowing in the opposite direction, from Belle Isle Marsh, is blocked by tide gates. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

The Blue Line Was Named For Boston Harbor. Now The Sea Threatens The Service

The Seaport Cost Billions To Build. What Will It Take To Save It?

As Sea Levels Rise in Boston, Stormwater May Have Nowhere To Go

'Your Condo Is Going To Flood': A Sculptural Installation Predicts What Climate Change Could Bring

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The Environmental Protection Agency now says there's no safe amount of PFAS in drinking water. (Jim Cole/AP)

Report recommends blood tests, medical monitoring for people exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals

Separating green hydrogen's hope from hype

Proposal to dump contaminated water in Cape Cod Bay meets opposition in Plymouth

A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery

Mass. cities scurry to contain rats with electronic traps, carbon monoxide and birth control

Newport Folk Festival includes stage powered by bicycles

All of Massachusetts is officially in a drought

What to know about the amended climate bill on Gov. Baker’s desk

Meet the foresters keeping an eye on New Hampshire's trees from the sky

A new toolkit makes health tips for heat waves more accessible

NOAA predicts up to 18 days of high-tide flooding for Boston next year

A Maine forest offers decades of data on the ability of trees to remove carbon from the air

Going with hydrogen, by land or sea or air

WBUR’s Bruce Gellerman concludes his series, Fueling the Future, with this story about the all places you'll (maybe) go with green hydrogen.

Freeing — and capturing — hydrogen in Mass.

This morning in part two of his series, "Fueling the Future," WBUR's Bruce Gellerman reports on Massachusetts' role in creating the green hydrogen economy.

Moving hydrogen from hype to hope

Massachusetts is teaming up with New Jersey, New York and Connecticut in a nationwide competition to become one of four “hydrogen hubs.”

Maine environmental board upholds permit for hydropower corridor

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s citizen board on Thursday rejected the latest effort to stop a $1 billion power line, and the next hurdle for the project lies with...

Massachusetts lawmakers OK compromise climate change bill

The bill mandates some of the steps Massachusetts needs to take to meet a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has 10 days to...

Beyond sunburns: How hot weather can hurt you

There's a heat wave in New England, and with the hot weather comes the usual warnings about heat-related health issues. But what exactly can the heat do to you? WBUR's...

The WBUR Read-In: Wishing for rain

WBUR arts and culture fellow Lauren Williams recommends books that deal with extreme weather and drought.

With 'Death by Plastic,' an artist eulogizes our planet to call attention to pollution

Anne-Katrin Spiess' brought her performance art piece to downtown Boston on Wednesday, with the aim of bringing awareness to single-use plastic pollution.

What you missed in the Mass. GOP governor's debate

The first — and perhaps only — debate in Massachusetts' Republican gubernatorial primary took place Wednesday night, with former state representative Geoff Diehl of Whitman facing off against Wrentham businessman...

Business

Jul 21, 2022

A grey seal lounges on a small island in Casco Bay, off Portland, Maine. The federal government announced it is conducting a special investigation into seal deaths in Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Maine seal deaths linked to the avian flu prompt a federal investigation

The federal government is investigating the deaths of nearly 160 seals since the start of June as an "unusual mortality event" along Maine's coast.

Environment

Jul 21, 2022

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Meet the foresters keeping an eye on New Hampshire's trees from the sky

A new toolkit makes health tips for heat waves more accessible

NOAA predicts up to 18 days of high-tide flooding for Boston next year

A Maine forest offers decades of data on the ability of trees to remove carbon from the air

Peregrine falcons in New Hampshire could find an unlikely ally: rock climbers

We asked big questions about the offshore wind industry. Here’s what we uncovered

Offshore wind is America's new industry. Who will build it?

As turbines rise, small-scale fishermen have the most to lose

Big Oil wants to be Big Wind. Can fossil fuel companies be trusted?

The Blue Line Was Named For Boston Harbor. Now The Sea Threatens The Service

The Seaport Cost Billions To Build. What Will It Take To Save It?

As Sea Levels Rise in Boston, Stormwater May Have Nowhere To Go

'Your Condo Is Going To Flood': A Sculptural Installation Predicts What Climate Change Could Bring

Report recommends blood tests, medical monitoring for people exposed to toxic PFAS chemicals

Separating green hydrogen's hope from hype

Proposal to dump contaminated water in Cape Cod Bay meets opposition in Plymouth

A colony of endangered Indiana bats in Vermont could hold lessons for the species' recovery

Mass. cities scurry to contain rats with electronic traps, carbon monoxide and birth control

Newport Folk Festival includes stage powered by bicycles

All of Massachusetts is officially in a drought

What to know about the amended climate bill on Gov. Baker’s desk

Meet the foresters keeping an eye on New Hampshire's trees from the sky

A new toolkit makes health tips for heat waves more accessible

NOAA predicts up to 18 days of high-tide flooding for Boston next year

A Maine forest offers decades of data on the ability of trees to remove carbon from the air

Going with hydrogen, by land or sea or air

Freeing — and capturing — hydrogen in Mass.

Moving hydrogen from hype to hope

Maine environmental board upholds permit for hydropower corridor

Massachusetts lawmakers OK compromise climate change bill

Beyond sunburns: How hot weather can hurt you

The WBUR Read-In: Wishing for rain

With 'Death by Plastic,' an artist eulogizes our planet to call attention to pollution

What you missed in the Mass. GOP governor's debate

Maine seal deaths linked to the avian flu prompt a federal investigation