Iowa: The biotech seeds, not as effective as they used to be
Passengers going through Des Moines International Airport are greeted by a billboard promoting Agronomy classes at Iowa State University. “Agronomists apply discoveries made in the field and in the lab...
View ArticleVermont: A new attempt to label GMOs
A few American farmers' organizations in the state of Vermont gathered in March to talk about the disadvantages of GMOs and to plead for some legislative changes. "Vermont right to know GMOs" has...
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Fossil-Fuel Power Plants Among Largest Greenhouse Gas Polluters in Massachusetts
Tom Maguire / The Sun Chronicle of AttleboroNew England Power Company at Brayton Point, viewed from Swansea, Somerset and Fall River. School teacher Renee Matos Driscoll remembers as a little girl...
View ArticleUpdate: Brayton Point to close in 2017
*This is an update to our recent story on the worst polluters in Massachusetts* BRAYTON POINT TO CLOSE IN 2017, SENDING SOMERSET “REELING” By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Read our original...
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The Start Of The “Sand Wars”
Newbury police Sgt. Patty Fisher, right, photographs damaged homes near Plum Island Center, Newbury, in April 2013 after a series of damaging northeasters. (Bryan Eaton/Newburyport Daily News) By Beth...
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Oceans of trouble for U.S. taxpayers
The photo above shows 48 Oceanside Drive in Scituate, Massachusetts. The house has repeatedly suffered flood damage from coastal storms. (Photo by Lauren Owens) By: Beth Daley New England Center for...
View ArticleHard to tell people to leave coastal homes
Beth Daley is in the midst of a hard look at coastal issues and climate change, especially along the thin ribbon of coast that separates rising seas from billions of dollars of property. She spoke...
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Appeal filed for federal government to release addresses of vulnerable...
Saco, Maine, April 20, 2007 -- A home that succumbed to storm surge following the Patriots\' Day Nor\'easter. (FEMA/Marty Bahamonde - Wikimedia Commons) By: Samantha Costanzo New England Center for...
View ArticleBeth Daley and Prof. Onderdonk answer Lyme questions
Beth Daley and Professor Onderdonk host an AMA on Reddit, answering your lingering questions about Lyme disease testing.
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Mass. law makes flood insurance more affordable yet some see risks
Saco, Maine, April 20, 2007 -- A home that succumbed to storm surge following the Patriots\' Day Nor\'easter. (FEMA/Marty Bahamonde- Wikimedia Commons) By: Jess Aloe New England Center for...
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Failed projects and weak oversight lead to loss of state’s wetlands
WGBHA 3.4 acre constructed wetland is thriving near the Alewife MBTA station. Most wetland construction efforts, however, fail, and the state is now evaluating new ways to save soggy places that filter...
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As flood damage from storms swells, a growing, controversial call to buy out...
Lauren Owens for NECIRThe home at 48 Oceanside Drive is just one of many "severe repetitive loss" properties located in the town of Scituate, Mass. Coastal legislators are urging Governor Charlie Baker...
View ArticleShould Taxpayers Pay for These Climate Casualties?
With few offshore barriers to curb a storm’s fury, Scituate is the front line in New England’s expensive, losing battle against the sea. The coastal town accounts for nearly 40 percent of...
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In effort to be ‘green,’ property owners misuse coveted LEED designation
Photo by Lauren Owens and Illustration by Shan Wang for NECIRA lobby plaque at Woburn’s Trade Center 128 features a U.S. Green Building Council membership logo (top right corner). The Cummings...
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State pays millions to pave way for Gloucester hotel despite beach policy
Lauren Owens for NECIRThe Birdseye plant, birthplace of the flash-freeze process, stood on a barrier beach in the center of “the Fort,” a historic neighborhood packed with marine industry in...
View ArticleNew rules for ‘oil trains’ fall short of recommendations
The Department of Transportation announced today a long-awaited set of new regulations for trains carrying petroleum crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids in the United States. But the...
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Rail safety fact check: Fires, spills up despite industry claims
Despite the terrible derailment of an Amtrak train last week and a spate of other fiery accidents involving trains carrying flammable crude oil — five so far this year — railroad industry and...
View ArticleHow federally subsidized flood insurance can artificially increase the value...
It's a central question as sea levels rise, storms become more intense, and coastal property damage skyrockets: Why do people keep rebuilding along the coast? A recent study led by University of...
View ArticleSmall Derailment Fuels Bigger Fears around Grafton Propane Facility
A train run by the Grafton and Upton Railroad derailed in the town of Grafton, Mass. on Tuesday night while crossing through the town’s center. The derailment came just minutes before a town meeting...
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Mercury emissions down but mercury in Mass. fish remains high
Mercury emissions from major Massachusetts sources have declined by 90 percent over the past two decades, but mercury levels in the state’s freshwater fish hold stubbornly high, with many species too...
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