Amy Kolb Noyes
Science/Environmental ReporterAmy is an award-winning journalist who has worked in print and radio since 1991. In 2019 Amy was awarded a reporting fellowship from the Education Writers Association to report on the challenges facing small, independent colleges. Amy has a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University and an MFA from Vermont State University.
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Just in time for fall, the last two turtles rescued during the 2025 cold-stunning season were returned to the ocean on Tuesday. -
Water quality organizations around the Cape are hosting events throughout this week as part of the inaugural Cape Cod Clean Water Week. -
A Mashpee company is building out a network of micro tide gauges to share real-time water level data. It's helpful to a range of users, from boaters to emergency planners. -
This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would push back planned protections for the North Atlantic right whale by another seven years. -
Migratory Hudsonian Whimbrels are arriving on the Cape and Islands. Shorebird scientists will be out next week looking for young whimbrels to tag. -
Love it or hate it, The Steamship Authority’s redesigned Woods Hole terminal is here to stay, and it's built to last. -
A federal groundfish permit is back in use off Martha’s Vineyard. Two nonprofit organizations teamed up back in 2015 to keep the permit available for local use. -
A bill before the Senate Rules Committee would designate the Atlantic horseshoe crab as the official marine invertebrate of the Commonwealth. Why is the horseshoe crab special to Massachusetts? -
A pilot project to install eelgrass-friendly moorings in Nantucket Harbor is underway, and there are still spots available for boat owners to participate. -
Provincetown-based responders helped save a small humpback whale entangled in fishing gear off the North Shore on Wednesday.
