ENVIRONMENT

Residents in Lee, Massachusetts, will vote on a nonbinding question regarding a proposed PCB toxic waste disposal site in their town.

The move by UMass Amherst comes after a survey found most students believe it's important to reduce their carbon footprints, and that their food choices impact the environment.

Some drinking water tests have shown elevated levels of haloacetic acid. While state officials say the water is safe, one group of residents aren't convinced.

Climate change is causing anxiety in young people around the world. In New England, youth activists respond with collective action around food sustainability.

A team of New England scientists is looking into whether feeding seaweed to the country's roughly 90 million cattle could help cut their methane emissions.

Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ed Markey is criticizing a move, which could slow more clean energy from entering the region's power grid.

General Electric and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will start sampling a section in the floodplain of the Housatonic River in Massachusetts in preparation for the toxic waste clean up.

Longtime environmental advocate Thelma Barzottini was remembered recently by Housatonic River cleanup activists and government regulators as a sweet person who was passionate about cleaning up PCBs.

The Great Barrington Housing Authority Board voted to ask a water company if it will reimburse residents for buying bottled water and for doctors visits. The vote came after state regulators found drinking water at a public housing complex exceeded safe levels in the second half of last year.

Connecticut Gov. Lamont's request would cover a fraction of the nearly $130 million in necessary maintenance, repairs and other infrastructure projects identified by parks officials in recent years.