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Lobster, moose, and ... climate tech? Maine is branching out.

Maine is trying to make a name for itself as a home for climate tech and both public officials and experts are confident the state has something unique to offer.

Boston practices deploying pop-up flood barriers for use in nor’easters
There are at least 20 “deployable” flood barriers in Boston.

Microscopic pollution spewed from planes at Logan poses health risks, panel says
The risks include asthma, heart problems, and other severe medical conditions, experts said at a meeting in East Boston.

Video shows another North Carolina beach house collapsing into the sea

Beachfront communities across the country are increasingly facing the threat of erosion fueled by climate change.

Activists chained themselves to the Mass. State House to protest lack of climate action. But does anyone care?
Extinction Rebellion, a group that often organizes civil disobedience protests, is trying to jolt the climate movement and policy makers into action.

Altering the ocean to save the climate: A game changer, or a ‘treacherous path?’
The concept of geoengineering — introducing human-made changes into the earth’s systems on a massive scale — has been gaining prominence as time ticks toward major climate deadlines, with little measurable progress in cutting carbon emissions.

As they prepare to rebuild after the war, Ukrainian delegation visits Mass. to study geothermal energy
A dozen ministers, mayors, and utility regulators traveled halfway around the world to learn from the Bay State about how to incorporate renewable energy into their vision for a post-war Ukraine.

The tide is ‘wicked high.’ It’s a glimpse into Boston’s future if climate change continues to worsen.
The high tide on Friday afternoon was about 2 feet higher than Boston’s typical high tide.

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Tribes have long studied how to preserve our most vulnerable ecosystems. Researchers in Mass. are listening.

A handful of prominent institutions are blending their research strategies with Indigenous knowledge to better conserve and restore the state’s forests and wetlands.

In Boston, home energy bills are among the highest in the nation

Many low-income households in the city are spending nearly 25 percent of their income on home energy – one of the highest energy burdens in the country.

‘There’s nothing perfect in this world of growing apples.’ Extreme weather could complicate future harvests.

It’s difficult for farmers to protect against the extreme weather events most damaging to apples. But with careful research, a few key changes are possible.

After 10 years, the fight to stop a substation in East Boston is over

The construction of the substation can continue after advocates trying to stop it from being built lost their final challenge.

What is fracking, and why was it mentioned so much in last night’s debate?

Fracking — the controversial practice of drilling deep into the earth and cracking through layers of tight shale to extract natural gas — was in the spotlight during last night’s debate.

Seagrasses and salt marshes can store more carbon than trees. Adding it up is easier said than done.

Verifying how much carbon is stored in these natural ecosystems is extraordinarily complex — even more so underwater.

Five tips to keep your fridge food fresher (and save $$$)

We asked food experts what the inside of their fridge looks like, to bring you 5 tips on what to do with yours.

Cutting methane emissions is the fastest way to slow climate change — we’re going in the wrong direction

A new scientific article, published Tuesday, finds that despite a global pledge in 2021 to address methane emissions, the concentration of methane in our atmosphere has risen in the past five years.