climate 2022

Chief Meteorologist Matt Noyes wraps up his series about the work of the Mass Audubon with ways to protect nature in Massachusetts.

Researchers at the University of Maine are attempting to work ahead to prevent problems between one of Maine’s heritage industries and a new clean energy sector. Over the past several years, Maine lobstermen have raised concerns about offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine and its potential to disrupt where and how they fish. Hundreds of people in...

In response to lobsterman protesting offshore winds off Maine’s coast, researchers at the University of Maine are launching a project to minimize future conflict.

How is climate change impacting the Massachusetts Audubon Society? President David O’Neill explains.

About 1,000 children go to camp every year at the Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, Boston’s first green building that was built 20 years old and is completely carbon-neutral.

You might be surprised at the location of one of Mass Audubon’s wildlife sanctuaries — nested in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Boston.

Mass Audubon is on a mission to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. As part of that, they run 104 wildlife sanctuaries around the state.  Sixty of those are open to the public, and that includes the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan. “It’s extraordinary,” said David O’Neill, president of Mass Audubon. “I mean, this sanctuary’s nested...

You might be surprised at the location of one of Mass Audubon’s wildlife sanctuaries — it’s nested in one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Boston.

Michelle Wu picked up a lot of support while campaigning for mayor, promoting her signature program: A Boston Green New Deal. She pledged to make climate change and associated issues around equity and inclusion her immediate and top priority So six months into her tenure, how is Wu doing?  Mariama White Hammond, who has been charged with leading the initiative,…

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.”

In Maine, researchers are seeing puffins begin to arrive at islands after what they call an “unsettling” year in 2021. According to Dr. Donald Lyons, director of conservation science for the National Audubon Society’s Seabird Institute, only a quarter of puffin parents studied by Project Puffin last summer were able to raise chicks that could leave the islands they hatched…

Students representing about two dozen Vermont schools descended on the capital city of Montpelier Friday, demanding high-level focus on slowing climate change. Several teenagers rallying for the planet told NECN and NBC10 Boston climate change is one of, if not the, defining issues of their generation. “I think it just starts with listening,” Montpelier High School senior Gabe Groveman said,…

An alarming number of sea turtles are stranded in Cape Cod Bay every winter and wash up on our shores barely alive. Every year, more and more sea turtles are coming to our waters to feed in the summer months. Cape Cod Bay, which is part of the Gulf of Maine, is one of the fastest-warming bodies of ocean water…

A new, eye-catching addition to the fleet of the enforcement and safety division of the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles is a first of its kind. “I think this is just the tip of the iceberg for the future,” Tony Facos, the director of the division, said of the DMV’s new electric, automatic motorcycle. The bike is capable of...

Massachusetts has set ambitious goals to get more electric vehicles on the road, but 70% of the way to its 2025 deadline, it has reached just 17% of its target.

Rising sea temperatures are to blame.

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

An electric-powered motorcycle from LiveWire, a sub-brand of Harley Davidson, is being used by the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles’ enforcement and safety division.

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 doing things differently. Solar Cannabis in Somerset, Massachusetts is the only 100% solar-powered commercial cannabis cultivator in...