WBUR's All Things Considered Local content from WBUR's All Things Considered broadcasts Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements In the wake of the Feb. 16 fire, residents want to know what they breathed in, and what local and state officials are going to do to keep them safe... Play Environment 06:17 Mar 28, 2023 Fight for Chinatown park snagged by asbestos concerns Neighborhood advocates inch closer to securing a lease from the state for Reggie Wong Memorial Park, the only recreational park in Chinatown. But environmental hazards found in the area last... Play Environment 05:23 Dec 19, 2022 What to know about a planned natural gas 'peaker' plant in Mass. Massachusetts has strong climate laws and has committed to hitting “net zero” emissions by 2050. So why is the state allowing the construction of a new natural gas power plant... Play Environment 06:13 Apr 8, 2022 E.O. Wilson, pioneering Harvard biologist known as 'ant man,' dies at 92 In 1979, “On Human Nature” — the third volume in a series including “The Insect Societies” and “Sociobiology” — earned Wilson his first Pulitzer Prize. His second Pulitzer came in... Play Environment 02:55 Dec 27, 2021
Braintree chemical fire reignites calls for public health and safety improvements In the wake of the Feb. 16 fire, residents want to know what they breathed in, and what local and state officials are going to do to keep them safe... Play Environment 06:17 Mar 28, 2023
Fight for Chinatown park snagged by asbestos concerns Neighborhood advocates inch closer to securing a lease from the state for Reggie Wong Memorial Park, the only recreational park in Chinatown. But environmental hazards found in the area last... Play Environment 05:23 Dec 19, 2022
What to know about a planned natural gas 'peaker' plant in Mass. Massachusetts has strong climate laws and has committed to hitting “net zero” emissions by 2050. So why is the state allowing the construction of a new natural gas power plant... Play Environment 06:13 Apr 8, 2022
E.O. Wilson, pioneering Harvard biologist known as 'ant man,' dies at 92 In 1979, “On Human Nature” — the third volume in a series including “The Insect Societies” and “Sociobiology” — earned Wilson his first Pulitzer Prize. His second Pulitzer came in... Play Environment 02:55 Dec 27, 2021