Climate & Environment
Only 11 North Atlantic right whale calves were born this season — far short of the 50 needed for recovery — as entanglements, ship strikes, and changing ocean conditions continue to threaten the species’ survival
‘It was really this place that made me this kind of artist’
The Seaview Avenue residents have been fighting for years to get water from the town after their wells turned dry and brackish
Watch Hill Fire District challenges public right-of-way to Napatree Point; town council president faces backlash as shoreline advocates fear loss of public access
A proposal to eliminate the agency protecting whales, dolphins, and seals alarms scientists and advocates, who warn the move threatens coastal ecosystems and communities nationwide
Bottle bill supporters say beverage sale industry is part of the problem. Industry representatives claim this solution causes another one
Despite covering more than half the planet, the deep ocean remains largely unexplored, with less than 0.001% of its seafloor directly observed, researchers say