climate change

For the first time, the native Blazing Star will be planted in Edgartown as part of coastal habitat restoration. The plant attracts bees and butterflies.

Students in attendance tasked with answering a mock question in front of a mock select board: Should historic Route 6A in Sandwich be turned into canals – a la Venice, Italy – to accommodate rising sea levels?

Erosion, sea level rise, and more intense and frequent storms have threatened the original lot, which has shrunk in recent years to hold about 500 parking spaces, a beach administration building, and a gazebo, prompting the town to develop a managed retreat plan.

More than 100 volunteers hand-planted 20,000 stems of beach grass along an 800-foot stretch of Lobsterville Beach last week. By using this all-natural defense against erosion, the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe hopes to protect its homelands on Martha’s Vineyard from the impacts of climate change.

A new 22-member state commission has until November to come up with concrete policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from home heating and cooling systems.

The state of Massachusetts has a goal of 1 million homes relying on heat pumps by 2030 to help meet its climate goals. But progress has been slow. Approximately 8,000 homes had heat pump installations financed through the state’s energy efficiency program, Mass Save, between 2020 and 2021.

Rebates of $10,000 encourage homeowners to embrace climate-friendly heating systems. Will contractors block or bolster the switch to heat pumps?

Students from Falmouth High School, Falmouth Academy, and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School submitted 57 photographs to be judged in three categories: climate impacts on nature, climate impacts on society, and community or individual solutions.

Most people, on average, will have to pay an extra $120 a year. Low income folks, on average, will have to pay somewhere around $15 extra a year.

According to new data released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 54 percent of Cape and Islanders insured through the National Flood Insurance Program will see increases of up to $10 per month. Another 6 percent will see increases of up to $20 per month, and roughly 4 percent will see increases of more than $20 a month. About 35 percent of locals will see their bills decrease.