Climate & Environment

Barrier was built without permission along less sensitive water around same time as Quidnessett Country Club’s controversial wall
Invasive sea squirts are crowding out native species and clogging fishing gear, leaving scientists scrambling to track their spread
From Martha’s Vineyard to New Bedford to Salem, Massachusetts towns that bet big on offshore wind now face economic and environmental uncertainty as the Trump administration halts new projects and permits
Rob Martin spent decades making the ocean safer for whales and fishermen alike. Now, after losing his NOAA job under Trump’s cuts, he fears the cost of silencing science and sidelining expertise
Federal evaluation praises expert staff but notes weaknesses in financial reporting requirements and delays to online permitting database
Dropouts come days before meeting on SouthCoast Wind cable review