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Residents in Lee, Massachusetts, will vote on a nonbinding question regarding a proposed PCB toxic waste disposal site in their town.
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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.
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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.
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Climate change is causing anxiety in young people around the world. In New England, youth activists respond with collective action around food sustainability.
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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.
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Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ed Markey is criticizing a move, which could slow more clean energy from entering the region's power grid.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.