The City of Boston Zoning Commission this week adopted new zoning for Small Clean Energy Infrastructure to comply with the Massachusetts State Climate Act. This new zoning establishes a ‘Consolidated Local Permitting process’ in line with State law and Boston’s...
The City of Boston Zoning Commission this week adopted new zoning for Small Clean Energy Infrastructure to comply with the Massachusetts State Climate Act. This new zoning establishes a ‘Consolidated Local Permitting process’ in line with State law and Boston’s...
The North End desperately needs trees To the Editor, We are residents of the North End. The North End desperately needs trees. North End needs literally 1,000 trees. Yes, 1,000 trees. Excellent times to plant trees: Fall and Spring. For...
Clean water advocates gathered on the Charles River Esplanade for a rally demanding sewage-free rivers. Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are a major source of pollution in the Charles and Mystic Rivers and are becoming more frequent due to intense rainstorms...
July was THE hottest month on record in the U.S. For anyone who still doubts that we are in the beginning stages of an epic transformation of our climate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data that...
More than 50 Tufts incoming first-year students are volunteering to help Clean Water Action expand waste-free dining in Jamaica Plain. The students, part of the Tufts SHAPE program, will be canvassing neighbors and downtown business owners to build awareness of...
Aerial survey observers with the New England Aquarium sighted more than 2,000 animals during a recent flight over the Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument, showcasing the area’s extraordinary biodiversity. Scientists with the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean...
Given its location on Boston’s waterfront, the New England Aquarium is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, experiencing flooding during storm surges, king tides, and other extreme weather. Since 2019, the Aquarium has been among those leading the...
Special to the Gazette For the first time in its testing history, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay has reported that every metropolitan beach from Nahant to Nantasket scored above 80% in its annual Water Quality Report Card. This is a...
A nearly $100,000 state grant could help Revere residents elevate critical utilities in flood-prone basements. Last week, Governor Maura Healey’s administration announced more than $45 million in grants to support 97 projects that will help communities across Massachusetts better withstand...
Special to the Times-Free Press Ten sea turtles were released Wednesday evening into the waters off Cape Cod, Mass., in the New England Aquarium’s second local beach release of the season. The group included six Kemp’s ridleys, two loggerheads, and...
Turtles were treated for seven months at the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital before returning to the ocean Five rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are back in the ocean waters off Cape Cod after the New England Aquarium’s fourth sea turtle...
The goal: Transition large energy users to clean infrastructure The post How to engage thermal energy to heat, cool urban spaces is focus of UMass Boston meeting appeared first on Dorchester Reporter...
Residents interested in the future of the Neponset River Estuary and what rising seas could mean for communities along its shores can learn more about new research at a free presentation to be hosted next week by the Neponset River Watershed Association...
Special to the Regional Review The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy today announced that the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston has been awarded a Level I Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum, for achieving particular standards...
Given its location on Boston’s waterfront, the New England Aquarium is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, experiencing flooding during storm surges, king tides, and other extreme weather. Since 2019, the Aquarium has been among those leading the...
Do you want to be a part of making your city greener, cleaner, and healthier? The Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) is raising awareness about multiple programs offering free trees to plant on your property this fall: Greening the Gateway...
The Healey-Driscoll administration has awarded a $370,408 grant to advance plans to restore Canterbury Brook and surrounding wetlands at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center in Mattapan. The post State funds will help to restore Canterbury Brook in Mattapan appeared first on Dorchester Reporter...
July was THE hottest month on record in the United States For anyone who still doubts that we are in the beginning stages of an epic transformation of our climate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data that...
The Massport Community Advisory Committee, led by Executive Director Aaron Toffler, will install a state-of-the-art air quality monitor in Revere to measure ultra fine particulate matter (UFPs) emitted by airplanes descending into Logan International Airport in East Boston. The UFP...
The haze of smoke drifting over Massachusetts from Canadian wildfires has obscured the summer sun and caused state officials on Wednesday to issue a statewide air quality alert...
Here in Dorchester, the focus is on low-lying coastal areas like Patten’s Cove and Morrissey Boulevard south to Tenean Beach and Pope John Paul II Park...