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With this pilot project, environmentalists hope Eversource can model a new business plan that provides more climate-friendly and affordable home heating and cooling for customers.
10h ago
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With right-wing backing, New England offshore wind opponents gain strength
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The New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association, better known as NEFSA, is a rising star in the anti-offshore wind movement. Tax documents show it's largely funded by a nonprofit affiliated with deep-pocketed conservative activist Leonard Leo.
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Exploring the state's electric vehicle charging infrastructure
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Massachusetts had more than 70,000 registered electric vehicles at the end of last year, and state leaders want to increase that number several times over. Will there be enough places to charge them all?
on Sep 5
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Meet the members of 'Stick Nation'
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"Stick Nation" is a community of folks who appreciate sticks found in nature.
on Fri, 8PM
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With Trump's return to office, memories of 2017 restrictions worry colleges, international students
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Some colleges, including UMass, are recommending international students head back to the U.S. by January 20, when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. They are worried about a repeat of travel restrictions Trump imposed at the start of his first term.
on Fri, 7PM
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A proposed waterfront amphitheater gets one step closer to reality
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A waterfront amphitheater in Fort Point is poised for state approval — but only after pressure from the Boston arts community prompted last-minute changes to the design in two recent public meetings.
on Fri, 4PM
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3 things the U.S. climate movement must do differently
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A majority of American voters are concerned about the climate crisis, but almost nobody votes based on it, writes Nathaniel Stinnett. If we don’t embark on a crash course to dramatically increase the climate movement’s political power, we are in deep trouble.
on Dec 13
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Wu reasserts Boston's sanctuary city status ahead of Trump's second term
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Mayor Michelle Wu reiterated Boston's status as a sanctuary city over the weekend, as president-elect Donald Trump doubles down on plans for mass deportations when he takes office.
on Dec 13
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WBUR to cancel Radio Boston, invest in morning, afternoon shows
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The move follows a 13% staff cut earlier this year and a decision to focus resources on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, which draw the largest number of listeners.
on Dec 13
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'Wicked Little Letters' is a quirky British comedy about small-town scandal
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Starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, the film is based on a true story about a series of obscene missives that scandalized a small Sussex town in the early 1920s, critic Sean Burns reviews.
on Dec 12
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A year after Mass. high court ruled emerging adults should have parole, no one has been released
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On Radio Boston, we speak with Lisa Newman-Polk, a lawyer and licensed certified social worker representing seven people whose cases fall under this decision.
on Dec 11
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Conservatives claim FBI is biased against them, but former agent says that's not true
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Trump and his supporters criticized the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago residence to recover classified documents. And they insist the FBI has not only unfairly targeted Trump but is also going after conservatives in general.
on Dec 11
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Mass. senator who blocked Boston property tax bill saw flood of real estate donations
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South Boston Sen. Nick Collins collected more than $34,000 in contributions from real estate interests over the past two months, state campaign finance records show, as pressure ramped up to pass a tax bill championed by Mayor Wu that would raise taxes on commercial property owners.
on Dec 7
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Feds arrest Boston City Councilor Fernandes Anderson on public corruption charges
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Fernandes Anderson, 45, pled not guilty to six felony counts in federal court Friday afternoon. Mayor Michelle Wu and City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune both urged her to resign from the council.
on Dec 6
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Ride-hailing drivers in Mass. moving to unionize under new law
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Labor organizers say they have the required number of signatures from Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts to take the next step to form a union.
on Dec 5
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N.H. nuclear plant sued for allegedly sabotaging hydropower transmission to New England
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A lawsuit by energy company Avangrid alleges operators of a New Hampshire nuclear power plant refused to update outdated equipment for the "purpose of keeping electricity competition out of Massachusetts."
on Dec 4
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The Great Mattress Conspiracy: Why Are There So Many Mattress Firm Stores?
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Why are there so many Mattress Firm stores? How did they end up catty-corner across intersections and in the same shopping centers? Are the mattresses full of money? Reddit users start to dig deeper into these Mattress Firm conspiracy theories, and we team up with Business Insider's "Household...
on Dec 3
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Silicon Valley’s reign over tech, money and politics
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Who are America's new oligarchs? They're pouring billions of dollars into politics, have the ear of the president-elect and control an endless stream of your data. Now that confluence of tech, money, and politics is making Silicon Valley tech titans the most powerful people in America.
on Nov 28
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Gov. Healey expects 'everyone' to implement new audit law
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In the weeks since voters approved a ballot question explicitly authorizing an audit of the Legislature, top Democrats have said they are weighing possible changes to the law. But on Monday, Gov. Maura Healey said that "the voters have spoken here, and I expect everyone will work to implement it."
on Nov 27
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Mass. bill would ban kids from buying tobacco once they're adults
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Three Beacon Hill legislators plan to file legislation that would permanently block Massachusetts residents not yet old enough to buy tobacco and nicotine products from ever doing so legally here in the future.
on Nov 26
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State to end use of hotels as shelters
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As demand for shelter beds surged between 2022 and 2023, the state struck lease deals to use dozens of hotels and motels across Massachusetts. Currently 56 hotels are being used as shelters.
on Nov 24
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The real Alice of Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” dies at 83
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The hippie-era icon who inspired folk singer Arlo Guthrie’s epic, Berkshire's based anti-establishment song “Alice’s Restaurant” has died. Alice Brock took her final breath at a hospice home in Wellfleet on Thursday
on Nov 22
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Historian Heather Cox Richardson makes sense of politics today by looking to the past
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The political rehabilitation of William McKinley. A cabinet of TV stars. Heather Cox Richardson says she didn't have those things on her 2024 bingo card. The famed historian joins us to draw from the past to make sense of the future.
on Nov 22
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Consumer groups worry Massachusetts' new ticket transfer law will harm event-goers
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Gov. Maura Healey approved a sweeping economic development bill that includes reforms to how tickets for concerts and other popular events are sold. But it has drawn scrutiny from groups that claimed the language around ticket transfers would give more power to major sellers like Ticketmaster.
on Nov 22
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MIT to cover full tuition for undergrads from households making below $200,000
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The change reflects a broadening of MIT’s existing tuition-free program that currently has an annual income ceiling of $140,000.
on Nov 22
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DraftKings is a sports betting powerhouse. Could election wagering be its next conquest?
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The Boston Globe's Aaron Pressman joins Radio Boston to discuss Boston-based DraftKings' interest in entering the election betting market business.
on Nov 21
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Scientists study wind farm construction noise impacts on lobsters by making big noises
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Lobsters and other sea creatures in areas selected for offshore wind development are about to hear a whole lot of noisy construction. How might it affect them? Cape Cod scientists are making some very loud banging noises to find out.
on Nov 20
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BU suspends PhD admissions in humanities fields next academic year
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The university said it intends to re-open PhD admissions to the impacted fields in humanities and social sciences "for future academic years.”
on Nov 20
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How news paywalls contribute to the spread of misinformation
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Last month, both CNN and Reuters announced their news websites would be behind a paywall for the first time. It adds to a growing number of media organizations who have moved to a paid subscription model to stay profitable.
on Nov 19
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Anti-abortion marchers met with counterprotests in Boston Saturday
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A group of largely male anti-abortion activists marched toward downtown Boston Saturday. It was met by counterprotests, with many demonstrators dressed as clowns to mock the men and their message.
on Nov 17
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A third district, Marblehead, voted to go on strike Tuesday. It was brought to court Wednesday and could also face similar fines. Strikes by teachers are rare in Massachusetts, partly because state law bans public sector employees from striking.
on Nov 14
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The drought in Massachusetts is getting worse
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The dry conditions have fueled wildfires and created what Massachusetts Emergency Management Director Dawn Brantley called “a historical fall fire season.”
on Nov 13
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Wasting little time, DiZoglio renews push to audit the Mass. Legislature
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Days after Massachusetts voters embraced Auditor Diana DiZoglio's mission to audit the Legislature, the Methuen Democrat formally notified top Beacon Hill leaders that her office is reviving its recent probe and seeking missing information.
on Nov 13
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A Boston psychiatrist weighs in on the Mass. TikTok lawsuit and digital wellness
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The co-founder of Boston Children's Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders, Dr. Michael Tsappis joins Radio Boston to talk about digital wellness.
on Nov 12
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Carrying the weight of two worlds
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Growing up as one of the few Asian kids in a town steeped in Revolutionary War history, I was always straddling two worlds, writes Gene Yu. West Point became my obsession, my ticket to shattering the stereotypes that confined me.
on Nov 12
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More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck than previously thought. Some make up to $150,000
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The amount of Americans living paycheck to paycheck includes more households with an annual income of $150,000 or more.
on Nov 8
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Climate change could affect fall colors. 30 years of data from N.H. might provide insights on how
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Amey Bailey has been watching trees change at Hubbard Brook since 1992. Her observations could help scientists understand how forests are responding to climate change.
on Nov 7
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For environmentalists in Mass., a day of stress eating and laying plans after Trump's win
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As the reality of a second Trump administration sank in, climate and environmental leaders described feeling anxiety, but pledged to keep up their efforts to combat climate change and protect the environment.
on Nov 7
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8 local events to help decompress from Election Day stress
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Election Day can be an anxiety-inducing experience. From a night of comedy at Long Live Roxbury to a mindful afternoon at Harvard Art Museums, here are some ways to help you unwind.
on Nov 5
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Psychedelics: How Question 4 could legalize the drugs for therapeutic use in Mass.
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The proposed law would create a regulatory framework for psychedelics' therapeutic use in Massachusetts. But like cannabis, substances like psilocybin and mescaline would remain illegal at the federal level.
on Nov 5
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Please don't vote for a third-party candidate
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In a presidential election as close as this year's, three left-wing candidates could keep Kamala Harris out of the White House, writes Ed Siegel. If Trump wins, we can expect a right-wing Supreme Court for decades, an emboldened Benjamin Netanyahu, and we know what the former president has in...
on Nov 3
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Former Trump staffers raise alarms about a second Trump term
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This month, more than a dozen former Trump staffers went on the record to say that everyone should heed the warning that Donald Trump is a fascist and would rule as a dictator.
on Nov 1
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World Food Program director Cindy McCain on Sudan famine crisis
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The war in Sudan has triggered the world's largest hunger crisis, according to the World Food Program.
on Oct 30
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Banned from speaking in public, Afghan women risk telling us their stories
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The Taliban has banned women from speaking in public. They're banned from singing, reading, reciting poetry, or even laughing outside their homes. What do the recent crackdowns mean for Afghan women -- and what can the international community do to reverse them?
on Oct 29
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New book lays out optimistic possibilities for climate future, asking 'What if we get it right?'
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Marine biologist and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson turns the gloom and doom surrounding climate predictions on its head, laying out what the future could look like if we scale up efforts to fight global warming and ecosystem destruction.
on Oct 28
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Don’t helicopter-parent your kids into college. Let them take the lead
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Laura Holt is a college admissions counselor. Kids applying to college aren’t just getting to know schools, they’re getting to know themselves, she writes. This is likely the first time in their young lives that they have agency over such a big decision.
on Oct 27
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Radioactive water continues to be a flashpoint in cleanup of Pilgrim nuclear site
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Holtec's plan to discharge nearly a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay has become a contentious dispute in the cleanup of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth. Opponents say Holtec is choosing the cheapest option and ignoring concerns about safety, the...
on Oct 25
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Donald Trump's plan for 'mass deportation'
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Donald Trump has promised to deport millions of migrants if he's elected. He wants the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. How Trump plans to do that and its likely consequences.
on Oct 24
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Fox News launched a Spanish-language news program this week called "Fox Noticias." The show comes as former President Donald Trump is making inroads among the Latino community, even as he ramps up his anti-immigrant rhetoric.
on Oct 24