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Wellfleet, like many towns on the Cape, is working on plans to reduce nitrogen from its wastewater. But addressing the problem may take more than one solution.

Much of southeastern Massachusetts has experienced drought conditions for over two years. Despite the rain, that trend continues.

A new WHOI-developed tool for studying microscopic marine organisms sheds light on the feeding behavior of oyster larvae and the importance of dense shells.

Rewilding retired cranberry bogs to promote native habitat has yielded many success stories on and around Cape Cod. New bog restoration projects in Marstons Mills have a different primary objective.

A cranberry bog restoration project in Plymouth and Wareham is the final piece of the puzzle for protecting some native species in and around Red Brook, including a brook trout that visits the ocean.

Just in time for fall, the last two turtles rescued during the 2025 cold-stunning season were returned to the ocean on Tuesday.

Water quality organizations around the Cape are hosting events throughout this week as part of the inaugural Cape Cod Clean Water Week.

A Mashpee company is building out a network of micro tide gauges to share real-time water level data. It's helpful to a range of users, from boaters to emergency planners.

This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would push back planned protections for the North Atlantic right whale by another seven years.

Migratory Hudsonian Whimbrels are arriving on the Cape and Islands. Shorebird scientists will be out next week looking for young whimbrels to tag.