David Abel

Your New England home insurance could vanish. Climate change explains why. - The Boston Globe From Connecticut to Maine, coastal communities are feeling the pinch of higher home insurance rates and fewer options for coverage.

"From Connecticut to Maine, coastal communities are flashing warning signs: premiums climbing at dizzying rates and scores of policies abruptly dropped."

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/s...

As Mass. pushes for big batteries on the grid, some communities push back Massachusetts officials says batteries will bring down energy costs and help the grid run on more renewables. But there's a growing movement of people who say they don't want this technology in their ...

"Misinformation about energy storage is spreading faster than facts. This isn't just a debate over technology, it's a battle over truth."

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Nice turnout at tonights #SavetheHarbor sponsored showing of @davabel.bsky.social .. Inundation District..

If you're in New York, there will be an encore screening tomorrow night of our new film, "The Petal Pusher," at the Village East Angelika at 9:30 p.m. It's part of the @docnycfest.bsky.social

Tickets available here: www.docnyc.net/.../shorts.....

#docnyc2025, #DOCNYCfest

What an amazing night it was to bring "The Petal Pusher" into the world at the @docnycfest.bsky.social. If you missed it and live in NYC, there's another screening next Wednesday night at the Village East Angelika. I'll be there. More about the film at www.petalpusherfilm.com. #docnyc

Boston Seaport: built despite #climate warnings, now one of the world's most imperiled neighborhoods. Join us for _Inundation District_ screening w/ director @davabel.bsky.social . Sun Nov 23, 1:30pm at Cambridge Foundry. Free tix: lnb-inundation-district.eventbrite.com. Be part of the conversation!

Two more days until the premiere of our new film, "The Petal Pusher," at the @docnycfest.bsky.social. There are still a few tickets left!

See more about the film at www.petalpusherfilm.com.

🎟️ Tickets are available here:
www.docnyc.net/.../shorts.....

#docnyc2025, #DOCNYCfest

Revere, Squantum, Hull, and Taunton grapple with floods Most coastal towns have only a few options: Build a barrier, find new ways to live with water, do nothing, or retreat. But each place has its own needs, politics and geography. There’s no one-size-fit...

Small towns, high tides: Across Mass., coastal communities grapple with rising seas.

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Join us for the World Premiere of THE PETAL PUSHER on 11/12 at @ifccenter.bsky.social, followed by a Q&A with Director @davabel.bsky.social .

Get your tix: www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-...

Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission says it now considers overfishing of lobsters to be occurring, and that could bring new management measures that restrict fishermen from catching them i...

Lobster population falls off New England, leading regulators to declare overfishing

www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, world’s rarest marine mammal Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Communicating Climate Is the Focus of Inaugural Boston University Center for Media Innovation & Social Impact Summit COM’s November 7 event will feature policy experts, scholars, communicators—and a circus acrobat

📅 🎟️ Registration is open for the 11/7 @misibu.bsky.social
Communicating Climate Summit, convening leaders from #government, #academia, #journalism & #activism to explore #climate communication across platforms & sectors: www.bu.edu/articles/202... @ericbot73.bsky.social @davabel.bsky.social

Morrissey Blvd. floods multiple times a year. It's a symptom of a statewide problem. The Dorchester parkway, one of Boston’s starkest examples of climate impacts, is inundated multiple times a year.

If Massachusetts can’t fix floody Morrissey Blvd., how will it keep all our roads and rails dry
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Trump ‘retired’ a database tracking the most expensive weather disasters. Now it’s back — and finding over $100 billion in losses | CNN The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration ”retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government — and found the most expensive half-year on record.

The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, killed by the Trump administration, has relaunched outside of the government and shows that the first six months of 2025 have been the most expensive first six months of any year since 1980.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/c...

US Senate poised to approve industry lobbyist to lead chemical safety at EPA If Douglas Troutman is confirmed, the top four toxics office at the environmental agency will be held by ex-lobbyists

“The lunatics are running the asylum, and industry is firmly in charge of chemical safety. They will stop at nothing to reverse the progress that we’ve made in recent years on toxic chemicals.”

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The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels.

The Government Is Shut Down. But Not for Fossil Fuels. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/c...

They’re Small, Yellow and Round — and Show How Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Work www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...

One of the world's rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population Scientists have reported an encouraging trend in the population growth of the North Atlantic right whale.

North Atlantic right whales show promising population growth, scientists report apnews.com/article/righ...

Carbon Dioxide Levels Jumped by a Record Amount, U.N. Says

Carbon Dioxide Levels Jumped by a Record Amount, U.N. Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/c...

New England scientists face ‘chaos and confusion’ amid new round of funding cuts - The Boston Globe Since the federal shutdown began, scientists and researchers across New England say they have been stuck in a state of quasi-paralysis.

With new grant cuts coming, New England scientists struggle with shutdown @BostonGlobe
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/s...

What New York Can Do to Survive Flooding Adaptation is a matter of survival, and the city may have to throw every solution available at a worsening situation.

New York Is Going to Flood. Here’s What the City Can Do to Survive... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps I’ve been evicted from a building I’ve covered for 18 years. I’ll keep doing my job anyway.

The Last Days of the Pentagon Press Corps
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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

Republicans target the Marine Mammal Protection Act, potentially threatening the North Atlantic right whale and other endangered species.

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I'm excited to share that my new film, "The Petal Pusher," will premiere next month at DOC NYC. At its heart, this is a story about love, loss, and family.

See the trailer and more about the film at www.petalpusherfilm.com.

Tickets here: www.docnyc.net/.../shorts.....

#docnyc2025, #DOCNYC

NOAA Announces Confirmed U.S. Large Whale Entanglement Numbers for 2024 There were 95 large whale entanglement cases documented in 2024—an increase from 2023 and higher than the historical average.

There were 95 large whale entanglementS documented in 2024—a significant increase from the year before and higher than the historical average of 71.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

Nothing like the golden hour over Cape Cod Bay.

Defunct marine park threatens to kill 30 beluga whales if emergency government funding isn’t approved The embattled park warned that the animals’ demise would be “a direct consequence of the minister’s decision.”

Canada's Marineland threatens to kill 30 beluga whales if emergency government funding isn't approved share.google/CoJGEY5ghilm...

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish

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100 million buildings at risk from rising sea levels, warns report Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.

Rising sea levels threaten over 100 million buildings.
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