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2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024
It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected. -
Rain has put out wildfires, but the drought persists across most of Massachusetts
Critical drought conditions persist across most of the state, and Cape Cod and the islands have been upgraded to a designation of “mild drought.” -
The Genius Next Door: How lizards led Martha Muñoz to an evolutionary breakthrough
The Yale professor's groundbreaking work earned her a place in the class of 2024 MacArthur Fellows. -
FOG = clog. Here's why you shouldn't pour fat, oil or grease down the drain.
Backed up sewer lines can cause public health and environmental hazards. -
Bam! Scientists study wind farm construction noise impacts on lobsters... by making big noises
Lobsters and other sea creatures in areas selected for offshore wind development are about to hear a whole lot of noisy construction. How might it affect them? At a local dock, Cape Cod scientists are making some very loud banging noises to find out. -
Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist
Massachusetts typically has about 15 wildland fires every October but there have been about 200 this year. -
Proposed EPA requirements would target thousands of large property owners in Mass.
The draft stormwater runoff rules target large private properties like malls and universities that are within the watersheds of the Charles, Mystic and Neponset rivers. -
Allergy season is dragging on thanks to dry and warm weather
Experts say over a period of decades, climate change had been extending allergy season -
Thousands of animals are killed every year on Mass. roads. There's a lasting impact.
The state can’t build large wildlife passageways because of suburban development, but experts say there are other ways to address the problem. -
Growing cruise ship industry splits a Maine island town and worries Boston residents
Cruises can boost local economies where they dock. They can also bring pollution.
