CLIMATE CHANGE

Massachusetts state Rep. Natalie Blais of Deerfield was named to co-lead the Legislature's Agriculture Committee.

Climate tech as it's known, is an industry which looks to come up with solutions to combat and adapt to climate change. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center is spearheading the effort.

Ice dams are the visible result of roof heat loss compounded by the insulating effects of snow.

Only by understanding how to work with water will we be able to tame the flames, according to commentator Judith D. Schwartz.

Trees are deemed a climate ally and here in New England we’re rich in them. But New Englanders tend to take them for granted — and that’s a dangerous thing.

We take a look at the biggest political and government stories of the year.

Today on The Rundown, panelists continue a news retrospective for 2024 by discussing efforts to clean up toxic waste, how western Mass. institutions begin repatriation processes of Native remains and artifacts, and the ongoing impacts of a deregulated climate.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office of Energy and Ratepayer Advocacy Division wants to reduce the negative effects energy projects could have such as higher rates of pollution or environmental burdens from utility and energy infrastructure.

Today on The Rundown with Carrie Saldo, panelists discuss why wildfire severity has increased in western Massachusetts, how a long-closed landfill in Windsor can teach lessons on climate resiliency, how some cases of alleged deed fraud are mysteriously linked to a Florida prison, and much more.

Gov. Maura Healey got her top priorities in a climate bill — namely, language to reform the siting and permitting of clean energy.