environment

Water containing a radioactive material has leaked for a second time from a nuclear plant near Minneapolis and the plant will be shut down, but there is no danger to the public.

Brewster residents will be deciding whether or not to ban residents from handing out plastic utensils and containers, including Styrofoam, in May. Brewster resident Victor Roberts filed the petition citing published research estimating there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050. Seven of 15 Cape Cod towns, including Brewster, are moving towards similar votes ordering restaurants…

Seven of 15 Cape Cod towns, including Brewster, are moving towards rules that would ban the use of plastic or Styrofoam containers and utensils, instead requiring take-out customers to bring their own or buy it from the business.

A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state. Industry groups including Maine Lobstermen’s Association are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California for defamation, arguing in a lawsuit filed Monday that their prized...

A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill.

The Biden administration has 30 days to issue a final decision on whether to approve the Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.

Citing threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale, federal officials are invoking an emergency rule to ban lobster and crab trap and pot fishermen from working in a vast area of Massachusetts Bay over the next three months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday said the emergency rule, which was also deployed in 2022, means that…

An ordinary household appliance — the gas stove — is now at the center of a controversy tied to health, the environment and politics. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is raising concerns about gas stoves because of harmful pollutants. One recent study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health suggests more than 12% of childhood…

Add Burning Man to the list of plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada.

A Woburn-based company is working to reduce plastic use one container at a time. Massachusetts native Petros Palandjian created Good Filling to help change the way consumers get cleaning and hygiene products, all while helping to reduce the amount of plastic used and thrown away.   “Let’s take this idea of these zero waste stores that are offering refillable products...

This year, the government is offering tax credits and rebates to entice people to switch to a greener lifestyle. Shannon Osaka from The Washington Post has three things you might want to consider doing in 2023.

Brazil´s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Thursday that Amazon activist Marina Silva will be the country´s next minister of environment.

A new report from Greenpeace USA found that just 5% of plastics are recycled in the U.S., and that number is expected to drop. Natalie spoke with Megan Quinn from the website Waste Dive to learn more.

The Head of the Charles Regatta, a beloved Boston tradition, is bringing together athletes from all over the globe and educating them, and spectators, on sustainability.

Facing a crowd of about 100 environmental activists, the company working to decommission the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is still considering dumping radioactive waste into Cape Cod Bay as one of its options to get rid of the material. A representative of Holtec International gave an update to the company’s plans at a town hall meeting Monday…

Breathing cleaner air is vital to your long-term health, so expect benefits if you live in one of these seven least polluted U.S. states, a new report says.

One of Vermont’s best-known spirits makers is raising awareness of the challenges facing honeybees — and pledging to contribute money to boost habitat for them and other pollinators. “Bees are just fuzzy little creatures that are out there to feed us,” said Ryan Christiansen, the founder and head distiller of Barr Hill. “They’re kind of like the invisible superheroes...

Barr Hill, a well-known maker of gin and vodka, needs honeybees because it uses raw honey as a key and distinctive ingredient in its distillation process.

Now that he’s monarch, King Charles III — one of Britain’s most prominent environmental voices — will be have to be more careful with his words.

The Essex County Food Ecosystem: a NextLevel Hackathon is being held Friday, September 16th, to talk about food ecosystems and food insecurity. The event is hosted by Anna Rossi.