The hummingbirds of summer.

Provincetown and the Bearing Sea coastal village of Mertarvik are just about as far away as two places can be in the United States. But students in both communities have found one big piece of common ground — growing up in a rapidly changing climate.

A look at some of the top regional news stories of the week.

A majority of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives have signed union cards seeking to vote on whether to join the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the same union that represents registered nurses.

Massachusetts Solar for All program has been cut due to the reduction of federal spending on energy programs.

The Trump administration plans to end protected immigration status for citizens of Haiti in February, more than 15 years after the Obama administration granted it following a devastating earthquake in 2010.

This summer, the clothing company Ralph Lauren released a collection inspired by Black history and culture in Oak Bluffs.

Massachusetts could see major Medicaid cuts this year due to reductions in federal spending.

Relocation of people and infrastructure is one of 10 strategies in a plan to cope with sea-level rise and storm surge. The Office of Coastal Zone Management is expected to finalize a report this summer.