ENVIRONMENT

A second major seafood watchdog group has pulled its support for Maine's lobster fishery over concerns that it's harming endangered North Atlantic right whales.

A number of pollinating bees are either endangered or threatened in Vermont, and a group of steelpan drummers wants to bring awareness to the dwindling pollinator populations.

On Tuesday, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced it would offer nearly $5 million in grants to cities and towns to help set up food scrap recycling programs.

Officials say a black bear that attacked a boy over the weekend did not have rabies. But a preliminary necropsy report says the animal may have been feeding on trash.

The state is focused on how to set levels for PFAS in soil that would protect groundwater, the source of drinking water for 60% of Granite Staters.

Don't clear your lawn of all leaves, and keep your drying flowers just the way they are to help the birds.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said about 31 whales are lost each year from a right whale population estimated at 350.

Some waste bans in Massachusetts will affect all residents, but the food waste ban only applies to businesses.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is continuing to investigate the source of an oil slick on the Housatonic River.

Through Sept. 29, the state has recorded 65 complaints of bear home entries. It's a surprisingly large figure — and one that's more than double the average number of entries recorded each year from 2017 through 2021.