Climate 2022

Mariama White Hammond is Boston’s chief of environment, energy and open space – in charge of implementing Mayor Michelle Wu‘s ambitious “Boston Green New Deal.”

A new study from UMass Boston describes the catastrophic changes across Massachusetts if we don’t change how we live.

Boston could spend nearly three months a year sweltering in 90 degree heat by the year 2100 — much more than the city currently experiences — if enough isn’t done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new climate report warns. And along with temperatures rising by as much as 10 degrees, the Greater Boston Research Advisory Group r...

When it comes to climate change, the MBTA is planning for the future. The agency is looking 20 to 30 years down the road. When a big winter storm flooded the Long Wharf area in Boston in 2018, it sent water pouring into the Aquarium station along the Blue Line. Since then, the MBTA installed a system of barriers that…

When it comes to climate change, the MBTA is planning for the future.

Researchers have been working for years to move away from fossil fuels and instead use more renewable energy but they’ve run into one major issue when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. The MIT Energy Initiative proposed the future of energy storage in Washington on Monday,

Power plants that currently burn fossil fuels could actually become part of the green power grid by storing renewable energy, according to a new report released Monday by MIT researchers. Prepared over three years, the MIT Energy Initiative’s “The Future of Energy Storage” report aims to provide a road map for governments to take ...

Local researchers are studying why more North Atlantic right whales are migrating from the New England area to Canada’s waters.

Local researchers are studying why North Atlantic right whales are migrating out of our area into more northern waters in Canada. Some believe rapidly warming waters in the Gulf of Maine could be playing a role, but they’re just not sure how. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most critically endangered animals on the planet. Researchers....

As the cannabis industry continues to expand it is on track to become one of the most energy-intensive industries in the nation. Often demanding 24-hour lighting, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, cannabis producers are responsible for 10% of the state’s energy consumption. But one local company is do...

Solar Cannabis in Somerset, Massachusetts is the only 100% solar-powered commercial cannabis cultivator in the United States – but they hope others will follow.