This week Massachusetts rolled out a statewide strategy to help coastal communities protect residents, strengthen local infrastructure, and safeguard natural resources.
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Ken Buesseler is a Senior Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and next week he’ll be in Belém, Brazil at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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A law signed last year created the designation to help tourism-heavy towns ease the burden of high housing costs for year-round residents.
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Kratom and its synthetic derivative 7-OH are sold at gas stations and convenience stores across the country. Some say it helps with pain. Others say it's addictive.
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How changes happening at the federal level are impacting local homelessness programming.
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In Amherst, Massachusetts, more than 200 people have been displaced after a fire started Friday night in an apartment complex, used as off campus housing for many UMass students.
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UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes "out of an abundance of caution" following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
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The high court decision allows a lower court time to consider a more lasting pause. The Trump administration is appealing an order to fully fund November food aid for millions of people.
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Opponents of the housing bill that passed during the 2025 regular legislative session were concerned that its policies would limit local control on development. Lamont ended up vetoing the omnibus housing bill, saying he wanted more input from town leaders.
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Companies have begun using AI to interview potential employees, and a new study shows a number of job candidates may prefer being interviewed by AI.