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The State Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments in the case for medial aid in dying this month, brought in part by retired physician and Falmouth resident, Dr. Roger Kligler. CAI's Kathryn Eident talked with him.
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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.
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The Fall River-based Coalition to End Period Poverty is joining a growing statewide movement to end the stigma around menstruation and make menstrual products freely available in schools, businesses and other public places.
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For the first time in nearly 20 years, officials with the Massachusetts Army National Guard are offering public tours of Camp Edwards to provide a closer look at the environment on Joint Base Cape Cod.
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The federal government is funding the construction of a nearly $8 million machine gun range on a military base northwest of Boston, adding fuel to local leaders’ insistence that another range is not needed on Joint Base Cape Cod.“We’ve got one range ready to break ground, which nullifies the need for a second one,” said Barnstable County Commissioner Mark Forest.
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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.
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The town of Nantucket is calling for 40 coastal resilience projects to reduce risks from flooding, erosion, and storm surge that pose a threat by the end of the decade to more than 1,000 homes, businesses, and buildings on the island.
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This summer, a young humpback whale was faced with life or death. Lobster gear wrapped around the calf’s flipper, with more threatening to bind its tail. But as one whale watching group saw the calf struggle, the drama played out in a different way than most expected. It’s raising questions about whether a new policy to protect whales from entanglement is more effective than previously thought.
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Commissioners and their lawyers claim the Massachusetts Army National Guard failed to comply with legal and permitting requirements during its decade-long pursuit of the range.
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PFAS have been linked to kidney, testicular, prostate, breast, liver, and ovarian cancers, among other diseases. Studies show firefighters generally have higher levels of PFAS in their blood than the general public.