Eve Zuckoff

Eve Zuckoff is WCAI's Report for America reporter, covering the environment and the human impacts of climate change.  

Her beat centers not only around the challenges climate change poses to Cape Cod communities, but on the solutions and innovations that individuals and organizations seek to implement.   

Eve came to WCAI from WBUR, where she worked on Radio Boston, a daily news magazine program and "Last Seen," an investigative podcast that looked into the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist.

As a lifelong Massachusetts resident, she loves covering the community she grew up in and snacking on the world's best seafood along the way.  

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Native Land Conservancy Tackles Climate Change from Indigenous Perspective

By • Nov 18, 2019

Nearly 40 people gathered for a conversation about climate change from an indigenous perspective at the Native Land Conservancy’s annual meeting on Sunday.

The event, held at the Waquoit Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, offered a window into how personal climate change is for Wampanoag people.

Cape and Islands Teens Unite for Youth Climate Action Summit

By • Nov 7, 2019
Jack McCoy

More than 100 students from 10 schools gathered at the Cape and Islands Youth Climate Action Summit in Harwich on Wednesday.

More Than 11,000 International Scientists Declare Climate Emergency

By • Nov 5, 2019
Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard / via U.S. Geological Survey, public domain

A new paper endorsed by 11,258 scientists and researchers from 153 countries describes climate change as a “climate emergency.” Published in the journal BioScience, it warns of "untold human suffering" if individuals, governments, and businesses don’t make deep and lasting changes.

Are We Missing an Environmental Opportunity in the Plan to Replace the Canal Bridges?

By • Oct 30, 2019
Eve Zuckoff

The Army Corps of Engineers wants to replace the aging Bourne and Sagamore bridges. The proposed plan has received widespread support, but it leaves out any consideration to offset increased traffic with a commitment to public transportation. 

Cape Faith Communities Encourage Action on Climate Change

By • Oct 28, 2019
Eve Zuckoff

Faith leaders on Cape Cod are stepping into a new role. Over the weekend, the Faith Communities Environmental Network invited hundreds of people into a conversation about morality, spirituality, and climate change.

Army Corps Asks Public For Thoughts on Recommendation to Replace Bridges

By • Oct 23, 2019
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is asking the public for feedback after announcing its recommendations to replace the aging Bourne and Sagamore bridges. 

Cape Cod Commission Hosts Four Public Meetings on Climate Change

By • Oct 22, 2019
Eve Zuckoff

The Cape Cod Commission is asking locals for feedback on how best to prepare the region for climate change.  

Cape Air's Dan Wolf Endorses Senator Ed Markey for Reelection

By • Oct 21, 2019
markey.senate.gov

Cape Air CEO Dan Wolf is endorsing Senator Ed Markey's bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate.

In an endorsement video posted to the Senator's YouTube channel, Wolf — a former state senator — thanked Markey for his work over nearly four decades in Congress.

"He has been a tireless and fearless advocate for the citizens, not the special interests, but the citizens of the Commonwealth," Wolf said.

Coastal Storm Hits Hard, Thousands Without Power

By & & WCAI • Oct 17, 2019
Sam Houghton

A powerful storm hit the Cape and Islands on Wednesday night and continued through Thursday. Wind gusts from Wednesday night measured up to 90 miles per hour on the Outer Cape, and 78 miles per hour on the Upper Cape. 

Business Leaders, Policy Makers Collaborate to Reduce Cape's Carbon Emissions

By • Oct 11, 2019
Heather Goldstone / WCAI

More than 150 activists, lawmakers, and business leaders gathered in Hyannis on Thursday to discuss reducing the Cape’s carbon emissions through policy and innovation.
 

The Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative, a volunteer organization made up of environmentalists and business leaders, hosted the event. 
 

New Musical Puts Climate Change Center Stage

By • Oct 10, 2019
Eve Zuckoff

 

There are musicals about our founding fathers, cute orphans, the French Revolution... And now? There’s a musical about climate change. The Cape Cod Theater Company in Harwich is debuting the world premiere of “Crude: The Climate Change Musical.”  

New APCC Report: Many Bodies of Water on Cape Cod Have Unacceptably Low Water Quality

By • Oct 2, 2019
L Lerner

Two-thirds of coves, inlets and similar water bodies known as embayments, and one-third of ponds on the Cape, have unacceptably low water quality, according to a new report from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC). 

United Nations Scientists Say They Underestimated the Rate at Which the Climate Is Changing

By • Sep 26, 2019
Eve Zuckoff

After studying the frozen parts of Earth for the last three years, scientists with the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have issued a major warning. 

In a new report, the scientists say they underestimated the rate at which the climate is changing.

Where Is Climate Action Happening on the Cape this Weekend?

By & • Sep 19, 2019
Eve Zuckoff

Climate change activists are organizing protests all over the world, starting on Friday, and the Cape is getting involved. Here's what our reporters are seeing locally. Keep scrolling for a schedule of events.

Greta Thunberg and Representative Keating Talk Climate Activism

By • Sep 19, 2019
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

Youth climate activists are in Washington, D.C., to drum up support for their cause ahead of a global climate strike on Friday. 

On Wednesday they testified at a joint congressional hearing held by Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating.

In his opening statement, Keating described the challenges climate change is posing to the Cape, coast, and islands. 

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