Covering Climate Now 2021

Covering Climate Now is a project co-founded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation aimed at strengthening the media’s focus on the climate crisis. WBUR is one of 400+ news organizations around the world that have committed to a week of heightened climate coverage in the lead-up to Earth Day 2021.

Interested In Eco-Friendly Gardening? Here's What You Should Know

Interest in eco-friendly gardening has surged in the pandemic. Mark Richardson, director of horticulture at the Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston has recommendations on how to get started with...

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06:28Apr 23, 2021

A car drives through flood water by the Chart House on Boston's Long Wharf during a November king tide. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Event Recap: Climate Resilient Cities: An Earth Day Discussion Of Sea-Level Rise

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Apr 23, 2021

Water crashes along the seawall on Winthrop Parkway during a recent high tide. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

On Revere's Pearl Avenue, Residents Grapple With The Rising Tide Of Climate Change

As climate change makes sea levels rise and increases the intensity and frequency of storms, one tight-knit neighborhood in Revere confronts its future.

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06:49Apr 23, 2021

How 'Eco-Warrior' Alexis Rockman's Trippy Paintings Of Shipwrecks Confront The Climate Crisis

Shipwrecks have stoked fear in our collective imaginations throughout history. But what can these disasters at sea say about humans' damaging impact on the planet?

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05:23Apr 23, 2021

Boston Landmarks Orchestra perform during a summer concert at the Hatch Shell. (Michael Dwyer)

Report: Air Quality Improving In Mass., Even Before The Pandemic

Boston and Springfield metro areas experienced fewer unhealthy days of high ozone, and relatively few spikes of particle pollution

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Apr 21, 2021

Azalea Morgan, 9, (left) and her sister Ember Morgan, 10, (right) stand with their bikes on the porch of their home in Andover, New Hampshire. The sisters biked to New York City from Andover with their mom to raise awareness of climate change in 2019. (Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public)

'It's My Future': A New Generation Of Young Climate Activists Takes The Helm In New Hampshire

Scientists and the United Nations say the world has about until 2030 to prevent the worst effects of climate change. Some kids and teens in New Hampshire are acting now...

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Apr 20, 2021

The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will serve as the onshore staging ground for Vineyard Wind's project. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

After Years Of Uncertainty, Expected Decision On Vineyard Wind Could Launch New Industry

If approved, Vineyard Wind, to be built off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, will be the first utility-scale wind farm in the United States.

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07:21Apr 19, 2021

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Interested In Eco-Friendly Gardening? Here's What You Should Know

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Event Recap: Climate Resilient Cities: An Earth Day Discussion Of Sea-Level Rise

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On Revere's Pearl Avenue, Residents Grapple With The Rising Tide Of Climate Change

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How 'Eco-Warrior' Alexis Rockman's Trippy Paintings Of Shipwrecks Confront The Climate Crisis

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Report: Air Quality Improving In Mass., Even Before The Pandemic

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'It's My Future': A New Generation Of Young Climate Activists Takes The Helm In New Hampshire

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After Years Of Uncertainty, Expected Decision On Vineyard Wind Could Launch New Industry

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Covering Climate Now 2021

Interested In Eco-Friendly Gardening? Here's What You Should Know

Local Coverage

Event Recap: Climate Resilient Cities: An Earth Day Discussion Of Sea-Level Rise

Local Coverage

On Revere's Pearl Avenue, Residents Grapple With The Rising Tide Of Climate Change

Local Coverage

How 'Eco-Warrior' Alexis Rockman's Trippy Paintings Of Shipwrecks Confront The Climate Crisis

Local Coverage

Report: Air Quality Improving In Mass., Even Before The Pandemic

Local Coverage

'It's My Future': A New Generation Of Young Climate Activists Takes The Helm In New Hampshire

Local Coverage

After Years Of Uncertainty, Expected Decision On Vineyard Wind Could Launch New Industry

Local Coverage