Environment

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (406+ words) A capped landfill off Kendall Pond Road near Route 93 is now producing electricity for the Town of Derry. Officials held a ribbon-cutting on September 1 for the 2.25-megawatt Derry Landfill Solar array, which will supply electricity for municipal needs, including waste…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (149+ words) You can help choose the baby bobcat's name A Lawrence, Kansas, nature center is inviting the community to help welcome the center's newest ambassador animal. Prairie Park Nature Center recently introduced a 12-week-old bobcat as its ambassador. The baby bobcat…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (422+ words) Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll framed the shift as a direct economic boost for the region. “Cleaner water is creating more opportunity for people who depend on shellfishing,” she said, adding that shellfishing supports families, small businesses and working waterfronts across…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (146+ words) In 1836, that prison gave way to a courthouse, which became a landmark anti-slavery site in 1851 when abolitionists stormed the building to rescue escaped slave Shadrach Minkins. The courthouse was replaced by the present building in 1912. The site also has a…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (379+ words) A farm in Hadley, Massachusetts, has spent the last several years successfully growing its crops underneath a solar panel array — a practice called "agrivoltaics." John Czajkowski Farm uses 832 solar panels spaced 26 feet apart to maximize both crop growth and energy…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (442+ words) Common nighthawks are migrating over Cambridge, Somerville and Boston through early September, even as the species has nearly stopped breeding in Massachusetts....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (104+ words) A kori bustard chick hatched at Franklin Park Zoo on August 1, marking the Jamaica Plain zoo's first successful hatch of the species since 2003. The chick has grown from a mere 83 grams at birth to more than 300 grams today, and zoo…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $1.1 million in funding to support 13 businesses and organizations focused on expanding recycling and reuse... Massachusetts’ Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.1 Million to Strengthen Innovative Recycling and Reuse Infrastructure The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $1.1 million in funding to support 13 businesses…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (766+ words) Home News Highlights Spotlights How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (209+ words) Residents of New Bedford, Dartmouth and Freetown will have an opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste during a collection event from 8:30 a.m. to noon Aug. 29 at the Crapo Hill Landfill, 300 Samuel Barnet Blvd. in New Bedford. Registration is required for…...