Barbara Moran

Boston had 19 days of high-tide flooding last year and can expect 12 to 19 days next year — more than any other city in the Northeast.

The upcoming presidential election could have profound effects on America’s climate and environmental policies that will trickle down to New England. It all depends on who takes office.

Many Boston residents encountered an unwelcome sight this week: swarms of flying ants. The bugs splattered cars, flew up noses, and, in one reported case , fell into a man's frappe outside J.P. Licks.

Improvements to Boston's three major rivers are slowing or stalled, and climate change is a major culprit. The assessment, from the U.S.

Scientists and government officials increasingly recognize food waste as a major contributor to climate change.

The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) in Sandwich has received nearly $3.3 million in state and federal funds to expand its wastewater research facility.

Drinking water systems in Massachusetts must replace all lead pipes within 10 years, according to federal regulations announced this week. The Environmental Protection Agency will provide nearly $53.5 million to help Massachusetts meet this goal.

Parts of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station have the air of a ghost town. Since operations ceased about five years ago, many of the buildings have been torn down.

The Condor Street Urban Wild is a grassy oasis in East Boston, with park benches, walking paths and plenty of open sky.

Climate change was mostly absent from the Trump and Harris campaigns, but it was in the air in Massachusetts on Wednesday after the results were called.