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Rampant spawning, then a heat wave, leads to lots of dead fish in the Charles
“It's not the end of the world, and the carp will be just fine.” -
Bus service to ‘Boston’s big backyard’ is back, and more frequent
Blue Hills can now be reached by MBTA bus on weekends all summer. -
Why the state’s planting trees in people’s yards in Gateway Cities
“The resources aren’t there to put them back, which is a reason why we’re here operating in the city.” -
Mass. drought levels worsen despite recent rainfall
All of the commonwealth is experiencing at least a mild drought. -
Pollution, climate change drives down water quality in Boston’s three major rivers
Watershed groups say new plans to limit pollutants in the Charles, Mystic and Neponset Rivers don’t go far enough. -
Annual report gives Mass. mixed grades on air pollution
“We have more work to do,” said Daniel Fitzgerald, the American Lung Association’s director of advocacy for Rhode Island and Massachusetts. -
Petals for primates: Zoo animals get a taste of nasturtiums thanks to Gardner Museum
The flowers, part of the museum's central garden display, are normally composted, but this year, they were given to gorillas and lemurs at the Franklin Park Zoo. -
Vineyard Wind joins in as second project wins court relief
Two offshore wind projects have now secured preliminary injunctions enabling work to resume, and now Vineyard Wind 1 is also going to court in search of relief from a federal government stop-work order. -
Finding the good environmental news after a year of costly climate disasters
In this environmental roundtable, experts dive into last year’s costliest climate disasters and a bit of good news in Boston Harbor. -
Biologists identify these bats by their toe hairs. They’re key to Massachusetts’ ecology.
GBH News tagged along with scientists to a top-secret location where they’re trying to protect these misunderstood mammals.