Judge William Sessions made his order from the bench, saying he found serious claims "of both due process and first amendment violations" in her arrest in Somerville in March.
Three communities in Massachusetts have a lot to lose if the Trump administration succeeds in halting all offshore wind.
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Boston Globe education data reporter Christopher Huffaker recently surveyed dozens of school superintendents and as he tells NEPM, they see a long road to recovery for students.
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“Beyond all he did for this state and his country, he was an extraordinarily honorable, decent, kind person,” said Tom Rath, a longtime friend. “And I will miss him.”
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Recent legal challenges to Vermont's climate superfund law could go all the way to the Supreme Court — a process legal scholars say could take five years to a decade.
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Dozens of organizations and nearly 200 corps members have been affected statewide.
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Local climate activists are on edge after people claiming to be FBI agents visited at least six at their homes on the same day in Greater Boston in March. Weeks later, the motivations behind these visits remain a mystery.
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The Marine Mammal Commission was created more than 50 years ago to ensure the Marine Mammal Protection Act is followed, and to provide independent, science-based oversight of federal activities that affect whales, dolphins, seals, and more.
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Lawyers in multiple states say their clients have been arrested in Maine in recent months despite having valid work permits, no criminal record, and pending claims for permanent status.
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The chair of the Sierra Club's Cape and Islands group says support for the wind lawsuit may be broader than it appears — including in some Republican-led states. But if the states win, the Trump administration could find ways to work around it.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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