ENVIRONMENT

Renowned ornithologist, author and illustrator takes us on a birding excursion to hunt for bobolinks that are returning from Argentina!

We visit the UMass Amherst apiary to check out the honey bees and explore word substitutes with the Word Nerd.

We talk with author an illustrator Jesse Mechanic and Leyla Moushabeck of Interlink Publishing about new book, "Don't be a F*#king Marshmallow," check out the Greenfield Bee Fest with live music from Mister and Missus G, and visit Conway Natives to see native plants.

We visit the Connecticut Riverfront with Andrew Fisk of American Rivers to get a rundown of river health with combined sewer overflows, have Live Music Friday with local post-punk band Grammerhorn Wren, and take our latest Thunderdome to Tip Top Wine Shop.

Today on The Rundown, panelists discuss hidden blood tests for PCBs by the state, rural concerns of renewable energy projects, how changes with the U.S. EPA impacts western Mass., and find out what pee-cycling is.

We visit Flora Farm in Haydenville, check out how the youth is fighting for a sustainable future at the Future Planet Fiesta, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

UMass forester Paul Catanzaro's book, "Tending Your Forest" uses Aldo Leopold’s "cogs and wheels" concept to show family landowners how to restore ecosystem health through ecological forestry.

We check in with the organizers of the Amherst Sustainability Festival, talk with reporter Melissa Sances about her investigation of the Strathmore Paper Mill ahead of its near-certain demolition, and explore "whom" with the Word Nerd.

The price of kitchen staples like eggs, milk and cheese as well as prices for meats have soared since the pandemic. So is it possible to eat affordable, healthy food that’s also good for the climate?

On Tuesday alone, there were more than a dozen brush fires across Massachusetts.