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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.

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

For decades, scientists from around the world have been visiting a mature forest just off the interstate, about 30 miles north of Bangor where carbon and other greenhouse gas measurements...

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

The Indiana bat has been on the federal endangered species list since the 1960s, but a wildlife experts studying the endangered species have made a promising, new discovery in Vermont.

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.

Maine company with big plans for using seaweed to soak up carbon draws scrutiny

A Portland, Maine startup that aims to store millions of tons of planet-warming carbon deep in the ocean is expanding to Iceland.

Electricity grid operator expecting more demand and renewables in New England

The report says decarbonization will become the way of life in New England, with heating and transportation becoming electrified through technology like heat pumps and electric vehicles. That will increase...

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

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

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

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

Maine company with big plans for using seaweed to soak up carbon draws scrutiny

Electricity grid operator expecting more demand and renewables in New England

UMass offers way for students to understand carbon impact of dining hall meals

UMass Amherst plans to power campus with 100% renewable energy by 2032

Out of the trash, saving cash: How food waste could transform New England's garbage

WATCH: Maine's Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England

More local food could increase New England's climate resilience. Animal processing capacity isn’t ready.

Maine will close loophole that allows out-of-state waste into state landfill

Many N.H. communities are turning to local solutions in the global fight against climate change

New Hampshire is gathering data on bunnies. Here’s how you can hop to it and help out

2021 was the hottest year on record in the Gulf of Maine, new data show

New research finds plankton may have unexpected resilience to warming ocean waters

Maine's landfill is meant for in-state waste. Here's how Mass. and N.H. are filling it up

Federal government rolls out plan to replace every lead pipe in New England

A common forest pest had a slur in its name. Now it's getting a makeover

From dairy to solar: This Maine farm makes space for renewable energy