Offshore wind developments and critically endangered right whales are sharing the same waters off our coast, which has raised the question: how safely can they coexist? CAI’s Eve Zuckoff has spent the last few months talking to scientists and cutting through misinformation.
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The feds could eventually release rules limiting the use of treated sludge as fertilizer, meaning more towns will be trying to dispose of theirs. The team at the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center call this scenario, "Sludgement Day."
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People thought Luther Crowell was insane, but he wasn’t. He was the greatest inventor in Cape Cod history.
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Holtec talks to CAI about the fate of the water if it were shipped to a licensed disposal facility out of state, as local activists hope.
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Activists and environmentalists say they’re eager for an update 11 months after the Environmental Protection Agency released a draft report that found a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod could create a “significant public health hazard” by contaminating drinking water.
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The transportation grant, worth more than $1 billion, would essentially complete the funding for the Sagamore Bridge.
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This episode of The Pulse: exploring stories of long-buried secrets
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This week: The final "piece" of a bridge to replace the Sagamore is almost in place: it’s… $1 billion dollars, and the Cape’s delegation is leaning hard to get it from the feds. Also: eleven months have gone by, so when are we going to hear a decision from the EPA on a proposed machine gun range for Joint base Cape Cod?
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The airport remains a low-stress way to fly, generally devoid of the crowds that can plague Boston’s Logan. Airport execs are hoping new carriers can boost passenger numbers.
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Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
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Producers say poor crop yields in the face of climate change in West Africa — where 70% of the cocoa supply is grown — is to blame. Chocolate makers are raising prices; others are shrinking candies.
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American artist Richard Serra died this week at the age of 85. Serra was world-renowned for his large-scale metal sculptures.
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The new pressing is to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary and the Swedish quartet's 1974 Eurovision win. It will even include the album's title track in four different languages.