ENVIRONMENT

Carrie Saldo and panelists discuss data centers in the 413, the challenge of filling aging government positions, potential for new high school graduation requirements, a new nature preserve in the Berkshires & much more.

We take a tour of Pomeroy's Vegetable Farm, check in with the 2026 Battle of the Botanicals fundraiser at the Hitchcock Center, and check out the newest editions to the slang dictionary with the Word Nerd.

Chestnut River Power and Infrastructure, the Boston-based developer that had wanted to build a data center in Holyoke, says they will not fight the city council's ban.

This short documentary explores a mishoon burn organized by Nipmuc-led organization No Loose Braids in collaboration with the Town of Ashfield, Massachusetts.

Members of Massachusetts Water Supply Protection Trust met this week to discuss lessons-learned after last month's small engine plane crash near the Quabbin Reservoir — a major source of drinking water for Greater Boston.

It’s been a year since the Environmental Protection Agency terminated $20 million dollars in infrastructure grants for Springfield. Now, the city is joining others across the country in filing an appeal challenging the cancellations.

Panelists break down the reasons behind rising sewer costs, final plans to clean up PCBs in the Housatonic River by GE, privacy concerns regarding license plate cameras, and the 15th anniversary of the devastating tornado that ripped through western Mass..

A preview of Mass. political strategies on immigration, upcoming gig worker regulatory battles, a sewage sludge ban, and why state lawmakers won't target the Red Sox.

Renowned ornithologist, author and illustrator David Sibley, 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.