I feel for these street trees! City living gets me stressed out, too. Fascinating piece by @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

"I recreate abstract dried flowers because dried flowers themselves are a form of preservation," artist Jo Nanajian said. "I question what it means to hold onto something that is always slipping away."

Oh hey, we made a cool tool to help you track where various offshore wind projects in New England stand and understand which actions from the Trump administration have affected their progress. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org

dogged reporting by my colleague @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Researchers and nonprofit leaders warn the pullback of federal data collection and reporting could harm efforts to help areas exposed to the greatest risks from pollution and climate change, and address historical inequities in environmental conditions.

"Chilling on the beach, quite the life,” said one shorebird expert on the thousands making a pitstop at Mass. beaches while on their way south for the winter. Experts hope surveying migrating shorebirds will help with conservation efforts. @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

Environmental lawyers and advocates are sounding the alarm on the EPA's plans to roll back a key finding that underlies its ability to combat climate change. "This is just a stake through the heart of decades of hard work," said one environmental law expert. @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...

Federal moves to eliminate "environmental justice" grant programs threaten progress in a city with high rates of asthma and childhood lead poisoning. Now, officials are suing the Trump administration to get their $20 million grant back.

Among some of the projects stalled in Springfield, MA after a $20M EPA grant was canceled by the Trump admin: cleaning up lead paint in homes, improving a dangerous road intersection, and upgrading an extreme weather shelter to clean energy. For @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...

I spoke to a bunch of local NOAA scientists for this story and the word I heard most was "chaos." Which is not what we want to hear from scientists in charge of weather forecasting, buoys, and fisheries management. www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

“There’s no rhyme or reason to any of it," said one NOAA employee on deep budget and staffing cuts to the federal agency. From me and @moranwriter.bsky.social:

Ever since I started my graduate school career, I've known I want to work in science policy for the federal government, but right now that possibility is looking less and less likely each day. Thanks so much to @vivianla.bsky.social for doing such a wonderful job telling this story!

“I've trained for 10 years to get to this point, and all of a sudden this election has entirely derailed everything that I've ever wanted to do,” a Boston University student said.

“ It's been bittersweet — like peak achievement in my life, tainted with the job market for my field collapsing in front of me.” Great reporting by @vivianla.bsky.social on tough times for environmental grad students www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

The Mass. Medication Abortion Access Project, or The MAP, runs a website offering medication by mail to people living in states that restrict abortion. In their view, they are fulfilling a basic health care need amid a fierce national debate and legal uncertainty.

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 And to celebrate, learn about how invasive sea squirts are mucking up New England's docks -- and becoming more of a problem thanks to warmer ocean temps. For @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...

On this Earth Day, take a sound-rich audio tour of 3 Massachusetts communities where offshore wind has made -- or is slated to make -- a big economic impact. 🎧 The big question is, will any of this last? www.wbur.org/news/2025/04... @wbur.org #climatesky #energysky

Happy Earth Day folks! 🌍 For your listening and viewing pleasure, we have this story about super-gross-looking invasive sea squirts. Who knew they looked like pancake batter? Ew! Thanks, @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/04...

I'm not sure exactly how this happened, but my colleagues and I at @wbur.org have done a lot of reporting on rats recently. 🐀 Here's today's story how rat poison can sicken and kill birds, and what can be done about it, by @vivianla.bsky.social. ( With great photos!! ) www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Where there are humans, there are rats! Here's how a common type of rat poison harms wildlife and what some advocates want to do about it: www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

As someone from the Midwest, this was my first look at how tough of an industry commercial fishing can be. And recent employee cuts at NOAA combined with changes to fishery management might make that even tougher for the start of the groundfish season.

So far, the Trump administration's offshore wind policies haven't really impacted fully-permitted projects. But a new petition from a Nantucket group could change that, legal experts tell me. www.wbur.org/news/2025/03... @wbur.org #energysky #climatesky #offshorewind

Are you a current or former federal worker from New England affected by the changes being made by the Trump administration? We want to hear from you! (My DMs are open too) We have given some people anonymity in past stories, so please know that's an option. www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Catch a twist on Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" at the Emerson Paramount Center this week! The opera connects our emotions to the turmoil of extreme weather under climate change. My foray into arts reporting for @wbur.org: www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Why yes, New Englanders, your allergies are getting worse and allergy season is getting longer. And, of course, climate change is to blame. @vivianla.bsky.social has the news from @wbur.org and good luck not getting the sniffles or water eyes while reading this. www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

Judges keep telling the Trump to un-freeze federal funds, but in many cases the money is still stuck. Mass. nonprofits are trying to figure out how to work in this new, weird world where the feds are unreliable partners. The latest from me and @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...

Nice snapshot from @vivianla.bsky.social of how bird flu is "upending" protocols at the New England Wildlife Center www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...

What does a wildlife hospital adjusting to bird flu look like? PPE, testing, and isolating! www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...

A wetland restoration project. The rehab of a community garden. An EPA report on exposure to environmental toxins in Chelsea. A look at the Massachusetts casualties of the on-again-off-again federal funding freeze: www.wbur.org/news/2025/02... via @miriamwasser.bsky.social @moranwriter.bsky.social

Well, you can add "exploding rat populations" to the list of climate change impacts. 🦝 Story by @moranwriter.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...

"Significant and alarming" -- @vivianla.bsky.social's first piece for @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...

It's already well-documented that some neighborhoods in Boston get hotter than others, but a project this summer looked specifically at heat advisories. They found that some spots hit dangerous temperatures well before the city issued a warning.

Congrats to @vivianla.bsky.social on her first story for WBUR. 💪 Also - it was fun to see the new buses. www.wbur.org/news/2025/01...