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Dozens of climate activists rally in Boston Common before marching to City Hall at a Fridays For Future protest on March 3. Photo by XR Youth Boston.

Youth climate activists voice concern at Global Climate Strike

Elisabeth Hadjis, Reporter
April 28, 2023
Mayor Wu, who was at the time a mayoral candidate and City Councilor, walks with volunteers at the Roxbury Unity Day Parade on July 18, 2021. A large part of her campaign was progressive climate policies.

Mayor Wu’s policies instill hope for mitigating the climate crisis

Isabel Meyers, Reporter
April 14, 2023
Boston, MA: Feb. 24, 2023 — In February, many of the stalls at the Somerville Winter Farmers Market look like this one: packed with locally-sourced seasonal root vegetables like carrots, parsnip, daikon and radishes. As climate change influences agriculture practices in the area, farmers may see a shift in their harvest and the produce it yields.

Boston-area farmers find solutions for unusually warm winter

Elisabeth Hadjis, Assistant Editor
March 21, 2023
An iceberg from the Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Melting permafrost is releasing into the atmosphere ancient eukaryotic viruses that have been dormant for 48,500 years. Scientists are debating the potential risk these viruses pose for humans. Photo by Melissa Bradley is licensed on Unsplash.

Scientists grapple with a possible new consequence of climate change: ‘Zombie’ viruses

Rachel Umansky-Castro, Reporter
February 24, 2023
The front cover of Boston-based architect Weston Wright’s new book, published in April 2022 and now available for purchase on Amazon.

Beyond walls: a new solution to sea level rise and the Boston architect behind it

Sophia Paffenroth, Assistant Editor
November 7, 2022
Bad Blood and Big Banks: Climate Activists Protest Chase Bank’s Continued Funding of Fossil Fuel with an Animal Die-In

Bad Blood and Big Banks: Climate Activists Protest Chase Bank’s Continued Funding of Fossil Fuel with an “Animal Die-In”

ZhaoZhou Dai , Reporter
October 19, 2022
A view of the Boston Harbor from the Seaport district in 2019.

Boston’s climate initiative and its obstacles to implementation

Bela Omoeva, Reporter
June 16, 2022
Screengrab of the Seaport Hotel in the Seaport, Boston.

Green Hotel Revolution: Greater Boston hotels strive for sustainability

Katie Mogg, Reporter
April 28, 2022
The stakeholders ... are basically everybody - Nasser Brahim of Woods Hole Group speaks on the impact of coastal flooding

‘The stakeholders … are basically everybody’ – Nasser Brahim of Woods Hole Group speaks on the impact of coastal flooding

Jiawen Xu, Reporter
March 4, 2022
Mother(s) out front: West Roxbury resident composts to fight climate change

Mother(s) out front: West Roxbury resident composts to fight climate change

Katie Mogg, Reporter
February 24, 2022
A protester holds a No Eastie Substation flyer at a protest on Condor Street Urban Wild in Chelsea, Mass. on Sunday, Jan. 31.

‘No Eastie Substation’ – Climate activists protest Eversource Energy project in East Boston

Elisabeth Hadjis, Assistant Editor
February 2, 2022
Waves seen climbing higher than normal and spilling on to Route 145, which runs through East Boston to Winthrop, on Winthrop Parkway.

In the race to solve Boston Harbor’s coastal flooding problem, who calls the shots?

Elisabeth Hadjis, Assistant Editor
January 24, 2022
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