Throughout the 1980s, chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, were everywhere — from spray paint and hairspray to refrigerators and air conditioners. There was one problem: Research at the time revealed the ...

Mayor Michelle Wu announced Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan Monday, which aims to cut Boston’s greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The plan, which is a ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, explains that Boston ranks as one of the safer U.S. cities in a worsening climate. According to a Policy Genius report, Boston’s cooler ...

Boston's Long Wharf saw higher than average tides Wednesday afternoon thanks to a natural phenomenon referred to generally, and unscientifically, as king tides. These higher-than-normal high tides, ...

Toddlers peered into microscopes and walked across the ocean floor using virtual-reality headsets at Rise Up Boston, an educational event about climate change at the Museum of Science on Saturday.

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Boston is sinking due to land "subsidence." A study from the British journal Nature Cities published May 8 found that 25 out of the 28 most populous cities in the United States are sinking at various ...

Climate policy experts and environmental activists from around the world came together at the Schiller Institute’s home at 245 Beacon for a “mini-COP,” a symposium organized by BC’s student delegates ...

We have been told we have very little time to act if we want to avoid a climate disaster. Yet, on July 4 President Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law. This legislation fundamentally ...

Good morning. Today we’re explaining how global warming is fueling an increase in bacteria and disease in New England. Climate change offers New Englanders plenty to worry about: more rain and ...