David Abel

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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World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life: Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them - Inside Climate News City officials on Monday said they plan to accelerate spending to replace lead service lines in 2026. The city also remains far behind telling Chicagoans of the health risks.

Chicago Has Hundreds of Thousands of Toxic Lead Pipes—and Millions of Unspent Dollars to Replace Them
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In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates

In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates

The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials.

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Scientists take on Trump: these researchers are fighting back www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.

Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/clim...

Offshore wind has no future in the U.S. under Trump administration, Interior Secretary says

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A visit to Monkey Island: ‘It’s like another world.’ - The Boston Globe The Puerto Rican island of Cayo Santiago is home to one of the world’s oldest and most unusual primate research colonies.

On Monkey Island in Puerto Rico, Nahiri Rivera has had her share of harrowing experiences on the island. She’s been bitten, scratched, and peed on. “It can be so scary that you think you’re going to die,” she said ...

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A visit to Monkey Island: ‘It’s like another world.’ - The Boston Globe The Puerto Rican island of Cayo Santiago is home to one of the world’s oldest and most unusual primate research colonies.

On Monkey Island in Puerto Rico, Nahiri Rivera has had her share of harrowing experiences on the island. She’s been bitten, scratched, and peed on. “It can be so scary that you think you’re going to die,” she said ...

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Democrat launches green-focused Maine Senate campaign A brewery owner is one of a growing number of Democrats seeking to oust Susan Collins.

Democrat launches green-focused Maine Senate campaign

A brewery owner is one of a growing number of Democrats seeking to oust Susan Collins.

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States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm Rhode Island, Connecticut and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states are suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project.

States and developer sue the Trump administration for halting work on New England offshore wind farm apnews.com/article/trum...

Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding Scientists are criticizing two key documents from the Trump administration that challenge the idea that climate change endangers the public.

Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding apnews.com/article/clim...

New England grid operator warns Trump’s pause on wind farm risks system’s reliability thehill.com/policy/energ...

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10% US energy secretary said energy prices could hurt GOP in midterms, but blamed Democrats for price increases

More electric bill increases are coming. When you suppress wind and solar, you force the grid to call up expensive fossil fuel plants that set rates higher, and the higher costs land in your utility bills.
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Maine oyster farmer wants to upend Democratic politics with Senate bid Graham Platner wants to oust Sen. Susan Collins — and disrupt national Dems’ plans to unite around Gov. Janet Mills.

Meet the Maine oyster farmer looking to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.

Cape Cod manatee spotted again as experts try to keep tabs on warm water animal's health Cape Cod waters are too cold for manatees, experts said. There have been just four manatee sightings in Massachusetts in 17 years.

A manatee is swimming in the waters off Cape Cod share.google/BsjcckqM16nO...

Letter: Without changes to lobstering, right whales face extinction "Since 90 percent of the lobster industry is in Maine and getting entangled in fishing gear is a primary killer of right whales, it stands to reason that Maine fishing gear has contributed to more tha...

Without changes to lobstering, right whales face extinction www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/13/o...

Column | Why one epidemiologist won’t let his kids play on artificial turf fields A turf war is raging over artificial grass. Here’s how nervous parents can navigate it.

Why one epidemiologist won’t let his kids play on artificial turf fields www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A Boston couple received $8,000 — covering ~90% of their costs — to install a #GreenRoof, which uses plants to absorb stormwater, improve insulation & reduce #electricity costs. The city is seeking more applicants 🌿

Full story by IGS affiliate @davabel.bsky.social & student Tavishi Chattopadhyay ⬇️

There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants - CommonWealth Beacon Boston Water and Sewer Commission has had a hard time persuading residents to take them up on their offer to help subsidize green  roofs to reduce stormwater runoff.

Boston struggles to find takers for green roof grants — a story I worked on with one of my students at BU. commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/bosto...

GOP May Kill Ban On Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge
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Fishing groups push to postpone protections for endangered right whale to 2035 A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years.

Fishing groups push to postpone protections for endangered right whale to 2035 apnews.com/article/righ...

“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

The Drying Planet: "As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity’s supply of fresh water."
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So you want the state to save your property from rising seas? There should be a price attached. - The Boston Globe Taxpayers should be allowed to use beaches if their money is used to save them.

So you want the state to save your property from rising seas? There should be a price attached. Taxpayers should be allowed to use beaches if their money is used to save them.

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Carbon dioxide levels usually peak in May, but 2025's reading was like no other A new record high for CO2 levels was set at Mauna Loa Observatory in May.

Carbon dioxide levels usually peak in May, but 2025's reading was like no other
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Trump’s cuts force the elimination of Mass. library access to academic databases and The Boston Globe The Trump administration’s war on access to knowledge will result in the end of public library access in Massachusetts to a number of academic databases and The Boston Globe. The cuts take ef…

Trump’s cuts force the elimination of Mass. library access to academic databases and The Boston Globe

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Trump’s cuts force the elimination of Mass. library access to academic databases and The Boston Globe The Trump administration’s war on access to knowledge will result in the end of public library access in Massachusetts to a number of academic databases and The Boston Globe. The cuts take ef…

Trump’s cuts force the elimination of Mass. library access to academic databases and The Boston Globe

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