CONSERVATION

At the holidays, commentator Annaliese Griffin and her husband set themselves a challenge: Find secondhand gifts for each other. Given where they live, that's not such a tall order.

Conservationists in western Massachusetts have tried for decades to protect the endangered bog turtle. Now, they think the turtle is heading toward recovery.

An association representing the waste and recycling industry spoke Tuesday against proposed legislation that would direct Massachusetts cities and towns…

In a major move that involves banning commercial fishing, President Joe Biden took executive action to restore protections in the Northeast Canyons and…

Greenhouse gas emissions from heating and cooling buildings continue to rise in Connecticut despite the state’s efforts to improve energy efficiency.

Through deforestation, Massachusetts adds the equivalent of about about 1.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.

With regulations ready to take effect that effectively close about 90% of the state's land area to new wood-burning power generation facilities,…

Connecticut has reduced greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, but emissions from transportation and buildings are up. That’s according...

Public records show Hartford is recycling more material since Connecticut Public reported on a major drop-off in recycling loads earlier this year, but the city still burned about 75% of its curbside recyclables from May to the end of July 2021.

Some Nantucket residents and a prominent conservative lawyer are suing the federal government over its approval of the offshore wind farm Vineyard Wind....