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Researchers say they're seeing more of these colorful blobs growing on docks, but they're not the only invasive marine species that could be spreading along New England coasts. And climate change may be partly to blame.
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Three communities in Massachusetts have a lot to lose if the Trump administration succeeds in halting all offshore wind.
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Many students say they’re worried they could risk their education if they’re seen at demonstrations, after watching what’s happened to others around the country. -
The money at issue comes from legal settlements with companies accused of fueling the opioid crisis. -
Laurene Allen, who co-founded the advocacy group Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water, has been advocating for remediation and justice in communities impacted by PFAS contamination for almost a decade. -
The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate. -
Three New Hampshire students are among the plaintiffs seeking to bring a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration for its revocation of students’ legal status. -
The college has shared little about the students in question, their immigration status, or their circumstances. But officials have suggested these events fit a pattern evident in a nationwide crackdown on foreign students. -
Bachir Atallah says he was handcuffed and then held by Customs and Border Patrol for several hours last weekend. Bachir spoke with NHPR’s Morning Edition host Rick Ganley about his experience. -
The New England Aquarium identified the pair as 16-year-old “Koala” and 14-year-old “Curlew,” both females. And this, too, is unusual: two right whales rarely remain together for more than a few days, unless it's a mother with her calf.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
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