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'Cold weather' Massachusetts now must problem-solve for rising heat -- Massachusetts was known as a "cold weather" state. But rising temperatures have prompted it to find solutions such as "cool parks" and a heat resilience officer. -- Goodluck Ajeh

12 hours ago

From the Magazine - Utah planned the world's biggest data center. Then came the bipartisan pushback. By - Story Hinckley - , Melanie Stetson Freeman - / 11 min

8 days ago

Bear necessities: Drought pushes hungry animals closer to humans -- Sarah Matusek

9 days ago

Endangered Species Act gets revamped rules. What effect could they have? -- Medara Udoekong

15 days ago

Rare 'super El Niño' spikes ocean temps to new record

2 days ago

The Explainer -- The US needs more electricity. Can the grid deliver?

9 days ago

The Explainer -- Here's where Trump has canceled wind farms – and how states are pushing back

15 days ago

Utah residents react as Trump slashes national monuments

22 days ago

Voters signal opposition to AI data centers in local primaries

1 month ago

Hot chicken is OK, but soda isn't? Battle over SNAP scrambles red-blue politics.

1 month ago

The Explainer -- Why the latest farm bill matters, from SNAP benefits to crop insurance

1 month ago

In Utah, growing pushback over a city-sized data center

1 month ago

Why climate scientists have dropped a worst-case scenario

2 months ago

The Explainer -- Why the US will pay a French company nearly $1 billion to give up wind farm plans

2 months ago

After 100 years, and decades of cleanup, shellfishing set to return to Boston Harbor

2 months ago

Trump rescinds EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases. What's the impact?

3 months ago

Rhode Island's 'Taylor Swift tax' on vacation homes aims to boost affordable housing -- A new tax on vacation homes in Rhode Island targets pricey beach properties, such as the one owned by pop star Taylor Swift. At stake is whether the effort can raise funds for affordable housing without driving away vacation-home owners who contribute to the economy. -- Cameron Pugh

12 hours ago