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The 45,000 people who live in Cape Cod's Old Kings Highway Historic District are required to get approval from local committees for visible solar installations. Those who have had their solar plans challenged or denied have described the committees’ decisions as inconsistent, arbitrary, and subjective.
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People can join the tour by scanning QR codes atop small posts along the 2.2 mile loop — or take the tour virtually. The tour includes stops at Stoney Beach, Landfall Restaurant, and the Steamship Authority.
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A report finds the business of solar has skyrocketed over the last decade or so in Massachusetts. But now a familiar perk associated with solar panels is fading out.
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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.