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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

The country's first large-scale offshore wind project continues to make progress off the coast of MA

Vineyard Wind can now generate up to 400 megawatts, which means about half of the turbines are producing power. (That's up from 17 turbines in July.)
www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org

What's up with offshore wind in New England? Here's a map

The Trump administration is bringing big changes to the U.S. offshore wind industry. Use this map to help keep track of where projects in New England stand.

www.wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome! We're excited to have you join the newsroom!

Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Clare!

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 6d

@wbur.org reporter @miriamwasser.bsky.social tells the story of an unlikely fisherman’s nonprofit in Maine, which, turbocharged with funding from a prominent rightwing billionaire, ascended to become a powerful presence in the anti-offshore wind movement. www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 5d

It always brings me such joy to click on an interesting-looking story and realize it was written by a friend!

Nice piece, @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards

www.nytimes.com

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 7d

Oh hey, we made a cool tool to help you track where various offshore wind projects in New England stand and understand which actions from the Trump administration have affected their progress.

www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org

What's up with offshore wind in New England? Here's a map

The Trump administration is bringing big changes to the U.S. offshore wind industry. Use this map to help keep track of where projects in New England stand.

www.wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 7d

I did not. Please tell me more

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 7d

GOATSCAPING! www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Livestock landscaping: Vermont ski areas employ goats and sheep to clear the slopes

Domestic goats are reaching new heights on Vermont's ski slopes. Magic Mountain in southern Vermont used goats to clear its slopes of vegetation last year, and Jay Peak, near the Canadian border, is u...

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 12d

Trump: “We don’t do wind because wind is a disaster. It’s a very expensive joke, frankly.”

Trump may not like jokes. But if the popularity of this video is any indication, Europeans are having a laugh at him. Americans will laugh, too, as long as comedians are free to make the jokes.

My latest 👇

Can climate comedy still work? This offshore wind ad suggests it can.

The satirical video starring Samuel L. Jackson pokes fun at offshore wind disinformation right as the Trump administration is targeting both comedy and…

www.canarymedia.com

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Dan Guzman @dgquovadimus.bsky.social · 14d

WBUR and your favorite public media journalists are defunded, not defeated. We need your help to keep the amazing journalism at @wbur.org going. If you enjoy what we do please give if you can at the link below and thanks so very much.

wbur.org/game-on

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 16d

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 16d

Big offshore wind news out of New England

WBUR @wbur.org · 16d

New from @miriamwasser.bsky.social: A federal judge ruled on Monday that work can resume on Revolution Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Rhode Island. Construction on the project had been halted since Aug. 22, when the Trump administration issued a stop-work order.

Judge says construction of large offshore wind farm near Rhode Island can resume

The order represents a rare — and, at least for now, temporary — win for the offshore wind industry, which has been a frequent target of the Trump administration.

www.wbur.org

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 19d

Big congrats to @miriamwasser.bsky.social who just won a national award from @coveringclimatenow.org. Please read her marvelous reporting 👇👇👇 on a fisherman’s nonprofit in Maine turbocharged with funding from a prominent rightwing billionaire. www.wbur.org/news/2024/12...

With right-wing backing, New England offshore wind opponents gain strength

The New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association, better known as NEFSA, is a rising star in the anti-offshore wind movement. Tax documents show it's largely funded by a nonprofit affiliated with d...

www.wbur.org

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 19d

Yesterday my colleague @miriamwasser.bsky.social won a big award (more on that in another post), then she was up before dawn reporting on this 👇https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/19/southcoast-wind-permit-seek-to-revoked-trump

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WBUR @wbur.org · 19d

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to allow it to revoke a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a project that could power about 1.4 million homes in the region.

In latest anti-wind action, Trump administration moves to revoke SouthCoast Wind permit

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to allow it to revoke a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a project that could power about 1.4 million homes in the region.

www.wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 19d

Late last night, the federal government filed to revoke a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a large offshore wind project near Massachusetts that was approved in the final days of the Biden administration.

www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

In latest anti-wind action, Trump administration moves to revoke SouthCoast Wind permit

The Trump administration asked a federal judge to allow it to revoke a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a project that could power about 1.4 million homes in the region.

www.wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks, Lynn!

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 20d

I'm excited to say that this piece won a @coveringclimatenow.org award!

www.wbur.org/news/2024/12... @wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 20d

A new @wbur.org analysis finds many immigrants arrested by ICE were held for more than a day inside the agency's Boston field office

The facility near the Burlington Mall is NOT a detention center and conditions inside are said to be overcrowded, unsanitary and inhumane www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Hundreds were detained in ICE's Burlington office for multiple days, data shows

ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past s...

www.wbur.org

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 20d

www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... my colleague @twallack.bsky.social is playing the long game! Go Todd! 💪💪

Court rules public has right to know who has Somerville parking passes

The state has spent more than $365,000 in attorney fees in the 10-year fight with Somerville over the public release residential parking permits details. An appellate court ruled in the state's favor.

www.wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 21d

A great read by @shankman.bsky.social! Optimism is a good thing to dabble in, from time to time, I suppose ;)

Sabrina Shankman @shankman.bsky.social · 21d

I spent some time with @billmckibben.bsky.social talking about solar energy and walked away with a feeling that I almost had forgotten about: hope.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/16/m...

Bill McKibben has been writing about climate change for decades. He thinks solar can save us. - The Boston Globe

In a new book, the legendary activist makes the case for optimism — if we work fast.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 21d

Hundreds of people have been held at the Burlington ICE field office - a place not meant for overnight stays @wbur.org @miriamwasser.bsky.social and data crunched by @twallack.bsky.social @bertoscalese.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Hundreds were detained in ICE's Burlington office for multiple days, data shows

ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past s...

www.wbur.org

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Miriam Wasser @miriamwasser.bsky.social · 21d

Between Jan-July, ICE booked ~2,700 people into its Burlington field office.

~1,700 were transferred to detention centers within 24 hours.

But more than a 1,000 people had stays longer than that -- some as long as 20 days

www.wbur.org/news/2025/09... @wbur.org

Hundreds were detained in ICE's Burlington office for multiple days, data shows

ICE has said it's rare for people to be detained inside its Burlington field office for more than a few hours, but a new WBUR analysis finds that hundreds were detained for more than a day this past s...

www.wbur.org

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