Environment
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New England Aquarium releases five more endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles off Cape CodBeacon Hill BostonLeft Fair RightNew England Aquarium releases five more endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles off Cape Cod 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 release of the...
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Wu, USACE announce draft plan to protect Boston against sea-level rise, extreme weatherBeacon Hill Charlestown North End BostonLeft Fair RightMayor Michelle Wu announced the release of the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) draft Boston Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, a once-in-a-generation study to protect Boston against coastal flooding and sea level rise. This study, projected to be...
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By Roseann Bongiovanni For over ten years, East Boston fought an Eversource substation proposed across from a children’s playground, beside Logan’s jet fuel tanks, on a flood-prone shoreline along Chelsea Creek. Despite overwhelming public opposition, the state approved the facility. But along the way, we exposed...
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Wu, US Army Corps of Engineers Announce Draft Plan to Protect Boston against Sea-level Rise and Extreme WeatherEast BostonLeft Fair RightSpecial to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced the release of the US Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) draft Boston Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, a once-in-a-generation study to protect Boston against coastal flooding and sea level rise...
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Army Corps of Engineers’ plan envisions network of flood barriers along Dot coastDorchesterLeft Fair RightHere 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...
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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...
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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...
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Boston Beaches rank as some of the cleanest urban beaches in the countryMission Hill North EndLeft Fair RightFor 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 historic achievement that reflects...
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New England Aquarium releases 10 rehabilitated sea turtles off Cape CodBeacon Hill East Boston BostonLeft Fair Right
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 two green sea turtles, all...
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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...
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The Revere Conservation Commission (ConsComm) held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening, July 7, in the City Council Chambers. Chair Nicholas Rudolph, Joseph LaValle, Brian Averbach, Bernardo Sepulveda, Thomas Carleton, Wilson Correa, and Anthony Parziale were on hand for...