Daniel Ackerman
Daniel Ackerman has left CAI.
In his time at the station he coverered the South Coast. He came to the station from Minnesota Public Radio, where he reported on science and the environment. Daniel has produced audio documentaries on a motley mix of topics, from the science of sewage to the history of automobile license plates. He holds a PhD in climate change ecology from the University of Minnesota. Daniel was a 2021-22 Report For America corps member.
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Offshore wind means building more than just massive turbines in the ocean. It means building a workforce. But what will those jobs look like? Will the industry produce stable careers—or construction boomtowns?
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The fall cranberry harvest is underway, and it’s shaping up to be a good one for growers in Southeastern Massachusetts. In recent weeks, cool nighttime temperatures have helped the berries develop a crimson hue.
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Highly engineered grease—that is Nye’s specialty. The company’s Fairhaven factory employs nearly 200 workers. And it oozes out the stuff that spins computer hard drives and smooths the power steering in nearly every American-made car.
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In a letter sent last week to the Somerset select board, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Kathleen Theoharides outlined a plan to address residents’ concerns about metal dust and excessive noise generated by the operation.
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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.
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Businesses are still hunting for employees amid a labor shortage across the South Coast. In New Bedford Wednesday, the maker of Titleist golf balls held a job fair help fill nearly 100 openings in its manufacturing facilities. Laurie Sylvia, who does hiring for the company, said consumer demand for Titleist products is soaring, but a lack of workers means the company can barely keep up.
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About two hundred people gathered in Fall River Tuesday evening for a candlelight vigil to mark International Overdose Awareness Day. The event included musical performances and a release of about a dozen white doves to commemorate those who died by overdose in the past year.
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This past April, a fire in New Bedford’s North End killed two and displaced more than three dozen residents. It also destroyed the headquarters of one of the city’s grassroots non-profits: the Community Economic Development Center (CEDC), which serves New Bedford’s growing Central American immigrant population. Even without a permanent home, the organization hasn’t missed a beat in getting back on its feet and into the community.
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An outdoor pop-up market at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House in New Bedford Saturday will showcase Black-owned businesses from across the South Coast.
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Andrew Ferry milks 50 cows at his Pine Hill Dairy farm in Westport. He sells most of that milk to Garelick Farms, where it’s pasteurized (to kill bacteria) then distributed to grocery stores. But Ferry also sells raw, unpasteurized milk directly from his farm. Since the start of the pandemic, his raw milk sales have jumped by about 25%.