Climate + Health
A Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Landed in the Rocky Mountains Where It Historically Couldn’t Survive (Inside Climate News, co-published by Undark magazine)
After weeks in the ICU, they finally got a diagnosis: It was a tick bite (Boston Globe)
Every year, the water in this town turns brown. When will residents get a solution? (Boston Globe)
Two families mourn their losses after a record year for Texas heat deaths (The Texas Tribune)
Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health (The Texas Tribune)
Climate + Storms
If Massachusetts can’t fix constant flooding on Morrissey Blvd., how will we prepare for rising seas? (Boston Globe)
How climate change left a rural neighborhood nearly uninhabitable (The Texas Tribune)
Hundreds of Mass. schools sit in floodplains, vulnerable to a changing climate. (Boston Globe)
Climate + Solutions
Many dams in Mass. are unsafe. But removing them is bittersweet for owners. (Boston Globe)
In the Berkshires, an effort to corral climate change, one stream at a time (Boston Globe)
Carbon stored in seagrass meadows could help New England meet climate goals (Boston Globe)
Climate + Coasts
Much of Boston is built on artificial land. It’s vulnerable to sea level rise and hard to protect. (Boston Globe)
Boston’s defenses against rising seas lean on private development. The money is drying up. (Boston Globe)
Climate + Politics
This town on the Cape is a hub for climate scientists. Under Trump, the local economy is shaky. (Boston Globe)
Inside New England’s EPA office amid Trump’s layoffs (Boston Globe)
Environmental Justice
INVESTIGATION: Toxic benzene lingered for weeks after shelter-in-place warnings ended following Houston-area chemical disaster (The Texas Tribune, co-published by Grist magazine)
Under Trump, environmental projects in low-income places are unlikely to get funded (Boston Globe)
Erin Douglas 