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A worker sorts plastic bottles for recycling at a junkshop on April 11, 2023 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Recycling may not be the answer to reducing our plastic waste

A recent study of one recycling plant found that the plastic recycling process creates microplastics that contaminate the air and water.

New Bedford longshoremen’s union extends protest against offshore wind developer

Why local lobster may be hard to find in Mass. right now

Annual Lake Winnipesaukee fishing derby canceled, as inland salmon populations decline

PFAS Series

PFAS expert tips: How to reduce your exposure to harmful ‘forever chemicals’

Toxic 'forever chemicals' force Mass. towns to face 'true cost of water'

Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals'

Tracing the path of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ inside the body

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?

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Geoff Wilson of Northeast Wetland Restoration removes a Great Marsh ditch plug.

What the Supreme Court's clean water ruling means for Massachusetts

After 7 years as Revere mayor, new DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo is stepping out of his 'comfort zone'

State report details radioactive pollutants in Pilgrim wastewater

New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now, it wants to do the same with wind power

Climate change is here, but your child likely isn't learning much about it at school

'Stakes were high' in Colorado River deal, Arizona water negotiator says

How Yellowstone is recovering from flooding as summer approaches

Scientists work on new ways to map Earth's final frontier: the ocean floor

On Point Environment Stories

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, MT - MARCH 5:A bison looks back as it crosses the road near Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.
(Photo by Erik Petersen/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

A record cull of Yellowstone bison intensifies debate into how to best manage them

Point taken: In celebration of darkness

First person: Why clownfish need darkness

In defense of darkness

New 'food forest' in Mattapan a space to harvest food and grow community

The Edgewater Food Forest in Mattapan is a formerly vacant lot now filled with fruit trees and berry bushes. Anyone in the community can harvest food for free.

Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they're very rare

Is it safe to go in the water? Here's what you need to know.

Climate change could drive migration to New England. Some communities are starting to plan

Though climate migration may seem like a new challenge, Cornell professor Linda Shi says, it illuminates problems in social and physical infrastructure that have been around for a long time.

Yes, your allergies are worse this year — and climate change is partly to blame

You might feel like this year's allergy season is a lot worse than last — and you'd be right. Here's the science behind why.

New England hydropower project can resume years after Maine voters protested

A transmission project, which is is expected to bring enough hydropower to the New England grid to supply about a million homes, received the greenlight to resume construction after a...

What difference does a housing secretary make? Healey outlines duties of 'game changer' position

Gov. Maura Healey's plan to address Greater Boston's affordable housing crisis starts with a new cabinet-level position: housing secretary. In an interview on WBUR's Radio Boston, the Massachusetts governor explained...

Local Coverage

May 17, 2023

Right whale Aphrodite and her calf in Cape Cod Bay. (Photo taken under permit 21371 by Lisa Conger, Northeast Fisheries Science Center)

To find right whales, some scientists want to find their food's food

With climate change, their food source is migrating and the whales are moving, too. This makes it even more important to know where the are and where they’re going will...

Environment

04:30May 17, 2023

Which will Witch City choose? Meet the two candidates running for mayor in Salem's special election today

Salem voters will elect a new mayor for the first time since 2005 in a special election Tuesday. Dominick Pangallo and Neil Harrington are vying to replace former mayor-turned-Lt. Gov....