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Experts will be able to measure the impacts of future storms, pollution, sea level rise, and other impacts of climate change in the harbor, using this baseline.
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"The question going forward will be, 'Can we protect the quality of wetlands from the encroachment of development?'"
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More intense storms, rising sea levels, toxic algae blooms, and other environmental crises are making it harder for tribes to practice their culture and to pass it on.
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The first dolphin rescue hospital north of Florida is opening up in a former auto supply shop on Route 6A in Orleans.
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A year after the state first promised it would be easier to buy an electric vehicle, new rebates have finally kicked in. CAI’s climate and environment reporter, Eve Zuckoff, broke down the extra incentives for low-income buyers and point-of-sale rebates with Anna Vanderspek, who directs the electric vehicle program at the Green Energy Consumers Alliance.
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On Tuesday, two tornadoes touched down, one in Mattapoisett and one in Barnstable, taking down trees and wires as a downpour flooded low-lying roads across the region. Then on Thursday, the National Weather Service issued another caution for conditions that could produce a tornado.
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The waves in the jet streams that once pushed storms over multiple regions, evenly spreading rainfall, now stay stationary over one spot, which can maximize the damage across a smaller region. More heavy rains – another consequence of global warming – and less movement of storms are more likely to continue into the future.
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The start-up incubator is aimed at fostering ideas for how to build resilient-and-affordable housing, while taking advantage of the Cape's environment and workforce.
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The organizers of the “Recharge Cape Cod EV Test Drive Event” say the goal is to get people behind the wheel of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and help them learn about rebates, charging, and overall costs. The event, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, will also feature e-bikes.
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Construction waste clogs landfills, worsens climate change. Two women's solution: salvage it insteadIn 2017, Ann Jarosiewicz and Liz Prete left their jobs as developers and started WasteNot, a building materials recycling company on Cape Cod. Since then, they’ve diverted over an acre of hardwood flooring, roughly 570 kitchen cabinets, and 500 windows from landfills.