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Roughly three years ago, I ate a diet heavy in dairy, and had meat most days of the week. Granted, I have never had a taste for red meat, and mostly just ate chicken and turkey. I consumed dairy daily, despite growing up with an intolerance to...

Traditionally considered the best source of protein in many cultures, beef is often featured as the centerpiece dish of many dinners, appearing as steak, brisket, or roast beef. From an environmental standpoint, beef production consumes more...

The next frontier in transportation is autonomous vehicles (AVs) and in this arena, Boston is on the cutting edge. While AVs may not be commonplace for at least several years, I am left wondering what autonomous driving might mean for Boston's...

Read about new regulations to fix gas leaks, provisions for electric vehicle ready space, new solar and battery storage projects in the state, youth documentary 'Under Pressure' and much more in the March edition of the Climate Leadership newsletter.

While checking the week's weather, I discovered my phone's weather app has a subsection about air quality. Curious, I began to check air quality every day before I went to work. A pattern appeared. In the area I live, my app rated our air quality...

As a kid, I was morbidly interested in roadkill. I felt sad about the animals' deaths, but I was also excited to see species like porcupines and beavers (even if they weren'y alive). No one treated roadkill like a serious environmental problem,...

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the state’s electric distribution companies have filed documents to begin the second procurement of offshore wind, in order to meet the 1,600 MW minimum required by law. It remains crucial that...

Spring is quickly approaching which means swarm season is among us. But what exactly is a swarm? Swarming occurs most often in the spring but can happen at any point from spring through fall. Honey bees - Apis Mellifera - work nearly the entire year...

Pollinators have been in the news a lot recently, often in articles that describe challenges faced by honeybees and monarch butterflies. In addition to honeybees and monarchs, our Massachusetts pollinators include many other species of bees and...

BOSTON, MA -- Yesterday, the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) voted to adopt new provisions in the state building code that will require just a single “EV-Ready space” in any new commercial construction with over...