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An agreement has been reached that will have the Air Force pay for the cleanup of three wells in Mashpee and one in Falmouth that have been contaminated with PFAS and other chemicals coming from Joint Base Cape Cod.
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CAI's John Basile talks with Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about a recent discovery that allows new looks at supernovas. -
The best tuna fishing on the Atlantic coast is happening right now in waters off Cape Cod.
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A new partnership between the Chamber of Commerce and Love Live Local will give out grants to Provincetown businesses
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Sara and Dean Moran of Wellfleet are sitting half in Cape Cod bay, half out, taking a break from fishing on a pile of rocks.Dean has a fish in his hand. It’s a tautog. Also known as tow-tog or blackfish. It’s actually a really good eating fish.
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Decades in the making, the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm could begin construction as early as this week on the Cape.
The Point
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S Junker/This week: Litigation in proliferation. We’ve got lawsuits in every direction: around the machine gun range, around offshore wind, right whales, PFAS, and erosion control on Nantucket. We survey the legal landscape, and a whole lot more. -
An interview with author Nathaniel Philbrick about his latest book, on the legacy of George Washington
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How our unconscious mind shapes our decisions: a discussion inspired by Shankar Vedamtan's book "Hidden Brain".
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NPR Stories
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The Inspiration4 crew safely returned to Earth Saturday evening after three days of orbiting the planet. It is the first all-civilian mission to orbit.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rachel Kentor, pediatric psychologist at Texas Children's Hospital, about children who have lost their primary caregivers to COVID-19.
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For the first time ever, Boston's next elected mayor will not be a white man. Two women of color will face off in the November general election after a historic preliminary vote.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former FDA scientist Luciana Borio about the decision by an FDA advisory panel to recommend Pfizer booster shots only for certain people at higher risk for COVID-19.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Human Rights Watch Americas' senior researcher César Muñoz on their announcement that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is threatening democratic rule.
