A research vessel that specializes in hydrographic surveys has been dispatched to assist in the investigation into the recent sinking of the Gloucester-based commercial fishing vessel Lily Jean…
Read more NOAA survey vessel taking part in Lily Jean investigationBOSTON — State fisheries managers unveiled new rules this week aimed at reducing discarded fishing line and other waste that scientists say harms marine life, including sea turtles…
Read more New rules allow for cleanup of ‘ghost gear’NORTH ANDOVER — The Planning Board wants a local country club to do its due diligence before allowing it to cut down more than 30 trees along the…
Read more Country club’s plan to cut down trees paused by Planning BoardANDOVER — The Conservation Commission gave its seal of approval to a project to redevelop the site of a historic building in Shawsheen Village and breathe new life…
Read more Andover commission OKs conditions to revitalize old Shawsheen buildingSALEM — The House of the Seven Gables is earmarking money to move five of its historic structures further inland in anticipation of rising seas and groundwater levels…
Read more House of the Seven Gables’ historic properties planned to relocate to address rising sea levelsBOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Campbell is leading a group of Democrats demanding that the Trump administration scrap a controversial proposal to repeal a key scientific finding on…
Read more AGs urge EPA not to scrap climate change findingsNEWBURYPORT — Support for new projects addressing combined sewage overflows and updates on ongoing ones were discussed by dozens of local and state officials during Thursday’s meeting at…
Read more Lawmakers meet to discuss health of Merrimack RiverSTATE HOUSE, BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey announced on Thursday a plan charting a path forward for the state’s biodiversity conservation goals and pledging to double the pace…
Read more Healey plan would double pace of land protectionSWAMPSCOTT — Even as local elected officials gathered to celebrate the seeming success of a new temporary treatment unit in treating stormwater drainage to make King’s Beach safe…
Read more Swampscott, Lynn UV water treatment pilot at King’s Beach shows promiseSALEM — The Peabody Essex Museum has recommitted to a three-year renewable energy agreement that matches 100% of the museum’s annual electricity use across its entire 23-building campus…
Read more Peabody Essex Museum furthers sustainability goals with renewable energy agreementAbout 25 fifth-graders from the Plum Cove Elementary School in Lanesville set sail aboard Schooner Ardelle and got to see a dogfish and a horseshoe crab up close…
Read more Ocean Explorers make connections to the seaBOSTON — The state is distributing nearly $28 million to communities and regional organizations to upgrade parks and preserve open space as part of broader efforts to blunt…
Read more State doles out $28M to preserve open spaceThe National Weather Serive has issued coastal flood and high tide advisories through this evening for the North Shore, from Salem to Newburyport. Second and third coastal flood…
Read more Flood, gale warnings in effect through weekendSALEM — New tree plantings are coming to Salem State University to help provide shade to Harrington Campus, after recent efforts to plant trees have been celebrated at…
Read more Salem State to plant more trees at Harrington Campus thanks to Gateway City fundingThe heat arrived on this day in 1910. According to that day’s newspaper, water consumption was breaking all city records along with the extremely hot weather and lack…
Read more History Happenings: July 13, 2024HAVERHILL — The city will borrow $12.4 million for a project aimed at reducing the amount of combined sewer overflows reaching the Merrimack River. The City Council this…
Read more Haverhill to borrow $12.4M to reduce CS0s, upgrade water linesTwo North Shore road stream crossings, including one in West Newbury, have been selected by the state Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration for future…
Read more Ecological study to focus on stream crossingsCNN — Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said…
Read more Bangladesh’s worst ever dengue outbreak a ‘canary in the coal mine’ for climate crisis, WHO expert warns | CNNEditor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. You can sign up here…
Read more Record heat and power outages create ‘the perfect storm,’ meteorologist says | CNNIslamabad and New Delhi CNN — Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as India and Pakistan brace for the impact of Cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected…
Read more Tens of thousands evacuated as India and Pakistan brace for Cyclone Biparjoy | CNN
