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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Really important reporting www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted f...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 2d

I feel for these street trees! City living gets me stressed out, too. Fascinating piece by @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

City living isn't good for a tree's microbiome, study shows. Here's what that means

A new study from Boston University researchers found that the city's oak trees have more pathogens and plant decomposers. With fewer "good" microbes, experts worry about how that might impact ecosyste...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 2d

So much for those clean energy grants...In Massachusetts, $466 million to support more than two dozen projects is being rescinded. Gov Healey calls the Trump administration move "vindictive." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Trump administration cuts nearly $8 billion in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris, including Mass.

In Massachusetts, $466 million in grants to support more than two dozen projects are being rescinded, according to Gov. Maura Healey's office.

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 12d

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 12d

For everyone with a love/hate/love/hate/dammit! Why?!/ relationship with the Sox, this essay by my friend @bertoscalese.bsky.social is for you: ⚾️ www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

My relationship with the Red Sox? It’s complicated

I’ve always had a weakness for Fenway in September, writes Roberto Scalese, whose relationship with the Red Sox went south after they traded Mookie Betts. When I heard you may even make the playoffs t...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 13d

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 14d

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 14d

Come work in our newsroom! It’s fun!

Dianna Bell @diannabell.bsky.social · 19d

@wbur.org is looking for our next round of fellows! Applications are open for our three fellowship positions. Learn more about the roles and apply here:

Kickstart your journalism career: apply for WBUR's newsroom fellowships

The latest announcements and updates from WBUR

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WBUR @wbur.org · 16d

Researchers documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024. That’s an increase from 2023 and higher than the historical average, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Number of whales entangled in fishing gear increased in 2024, says NOAA report

Researchers documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024. That’s an increase from 2023 and higher than the historical average, according to a new report from the N...

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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.

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 29d

Heard this report this morning on WBUR. Great journalism.

NPR @npr.org · 29d

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing

The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.

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WBUR @wbur.org · 21d

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 spring and summer.

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...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Both Jimmy Kimmel AND offshore wind get a reprieve. (Though @miriamwasser.bsky.social is only following offshore wind for now...) www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

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.

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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.

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 16d

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Number of whales entangled in fishing gear increased in 2024, says NOAA report

Researchers documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024. That’s an increase from 2023 and higher than the historical average, according to a new report from the N...

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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...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 19d

Less than two weeks before those EV bucks go bye-bye... www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

As federal tax credits for EVs end, experts worry about Mass. climate goals

Car buyers can save up to $7,500 on a new EV until the federal tax credit expires on Sept. 30. Congress eliminated the financial incentive as part of a massive spending bill, but state rebates will continue.

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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...

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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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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.

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · 23d

dogged reporting by my colleague @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Fear and low morale at New England EPA office as it loses a quarter of its staff under Trump

The regional branch of the EPA has lost more than 150 employees since the start of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the agency’s workforce, according to union leaders. Current and former e...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great reporting by Walt Wuthmann www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

Boston police chief routinely rejects disciplinary recommendations by oversight board

The Boston Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, launched in response to protests following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has so far sustained 18 citizen complaints and...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · Aug 20

And the second, about a $20m grant for Springfield getting yanked away 👇
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What Springfield lost when the feds clawed back a $20 million grant

Federal moves to eliminate "environmental justice" grant programs threaten progress in a city with high rates of asthma and childhood lead poisoning. Now, officials are suing the Trump administration ...

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Barbara Moran @moranwriter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Two important stories from my colleague @vivianla.bsky.social on Trump grant cuts hitting home. Here's the first, about vanishing environmental data 👇
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'We’re willfully blinding ourselves': Mass. researchers worry as federal environmental data disappears

Researchers and nonprofit leaders warn the pullback of federal data collection and reporting could harm efforts to help areas exposed to the greatest risks from pollution and climate change, and addre...

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WBUR @wbur.org · Aug 14

Researchers and nonprofit leaders warn the pullback of federal data collection and reporting could harm efforts to help areas exposed to the greatest risks from pollution and climate change, and address historical inequities in environmental conditions.

'We’re willfully blinding ourselves': Mass. researchers worry as federal environmental data disappears

Researchers and nonprofit leaders warn the pullback of federal data collection and reporting could harm efforts to help areas exposed to the greatest risks from pollution and climate change, and addre...

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