Environment

Coronavirus Cripples Cattle Country

The coronavirus injected the cattle market with a big dose of uncertainty at just the wrong time.

Paper Or Plastic? Bans On Single-Use Bags Tossed Out Amid Fears Of Virus Spread

The science supporting the prohibition of reusable bags is far from conclusive.

Temperature, Sunshine, Humidity And The Coronavirus

There is speculation out there that warmer summertime weather could help to quell the effects of the COVID-19. Unfortunately, the evidence is inconclusive at best and there is actually research...

During Focus On Coronavirus, What Will Happen To Climate Change Reporting?

Climate change reporters to talk about the stories they are focusing on and how the COVID-19 pandemic may impact their reporting going forward.

With Fewer Cars On The Road In Mass., Emissions Are (Slightly) Down

So far, scientists report a dip in some greenhouse gas emissions, but no change in others.

Mass Audubon, Trustees, Closing Their Outdoor Facilities

The two organizations, whcih have been providing an outdoor respite for Massachusetts residents feeling cooped up because of the coronavirus pandemic, are closing their doors to visitors Tuesday.

11 Things You Can Do To Manage Your Coronavirus Anxiety

You’re doing the best you can to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community by making wise, considered choices. And yet you’re still a nervous wreck. Read this.

Why Don’t We Treat The Climate Crisis With The Same Urgency As Coronavirus?

Urgent action to prevent a pandemic is, of course, necessary and pressing. But the climate crisis represents a far graver and deadlier existential threat, writes Owen Jones, and yet the...

Where Sanders And Biden Agree, And Disagree, On Climate

Biden and Sanders have different approaches to the climate crisis, writes Frederick Hewett, but both of their proposals are far more progressive than anything proposed by previous administrations, including President...

Cognoscenti

Mar 12, 2020

A woman runs along the Charles River in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Coronavirus And Climate Change: 2 Compelling Reasons To Stay Close To Home

For personal health and climate stability, writes Philip Warburg, it may be time to ground ourselves and give localism a chance.

Cognoscenti

Mar 11, 2020

In this August 2012 file photo provided by Wolves of the Rockies a wolf pack stands on a hillside of the Lamar Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. (Wolves of the Rockies,File/AP)

The Wolf Runt Who Rose To Alpha-Male Status In Yellowstone

The remarkable story of Wolf 8, the nervy runt who became the alpha male of the pack in Yellowstone National Park.

On Point

46:52Mar 11, 2020

View of the air pollution over downtown Los Angeles in 2006, the year when several U.S. states and environmental organizations engaged in the fight against global warming by taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)

How The Supreme Court Made 'Climate History' In Massachusetts V. EPA

A new book details Massachusetts v. EPA — a watershed case for environmental law that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007.

Here & Now

10:52Mar 9, 2020

Brook trout in their vibrant autumn spawning colors gather in the Pleasant River in Windham, Maine, Friday, Nov. 16, 2001. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

Mass. Fish And Wildlife Has Started Stocking State's Ponds, Lakes And Rivers With Over 500,000 Trout

The state's fish and wildlife officials have started stocking Massachusetts ponds, lakes and rivers with more than 500,000 trout raised in five hatcheries.