climate change

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed off on a long-planned experiment that aims to fight climate change by pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in the ocean for thousands of years.

Waterfront property has long represented the best of where you can live. But the changing climate — sea level rise and coastal storms — could be reshaping that idea. On Surf Drive, in Falmouth, is a property for sale with a great view and a lot of questions attached.

The Trump administration is laying off hundreds of scientists and weather forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In Woods Hole, where five major scientific institutions are based, and climate, weather and environment research is the culture and economy, the impacts are far reaching.

As Monday wore on, only one room of the 5,100 square-foot house remained: a great room, featuring soaring wooden beams, white shiplap walls, and a ceiling fan turning in the breeze. Once that room was demolished, the outer wall of the home – the one that faced the ocean – was finally torn down around 2:00 pm.

Locals share personal tales and agonizing choices tied to a worsening home insurance crisis in coastal Massachusetts.

Just hours after his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He cited, as one reason, the impact offshore wind may have on marine life. “If you’re into whales,” Trump said, “you don’t want windmills.” Whale experts say the facts show otherwise.

Local experts spoke to us about how climate change will impact communities, following news that 2024 was the hottest year on record.

That record partially reflects a day in June when IFAW responded to the largest mass stranding of dolphins in recorded U.S. history.

Like many coastal communities, Provincetown is searching for ways to help property owners prevent devastating flooding from more frequent and more intense storms — a major consequence of climate change.

In the last few days, volunteers have rescued hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles from stranding on Cape Cod beaches. The turtles—packed into banana boxes donated by local markets—are driven to a Quincy animal hospital, where they're treated for pneumonia, fractures, and other injuries.