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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

BU research impacted by Trump climate rollbacks, organizations carry on

Emma Mullay March 6, 2025
While President Donald Trump has enacted mass rollbacks on climate policy at the federal level, Boston University’s climate research programs and sustainability groups have continued to educate and advocate.
The Charles River. Due to a dangerous cyanobacteria algae bloom downstream of the Longfellow Bridge, the Boston Public Health Commission issued a public health advisory to keep residents from engaging in recreational aquatic activities in the affected areas of the Charles River. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston Public Health Commission warns of cyanobacterial algae blooms in Charles River

Tavishi Chattopadhyay September 25, 2024
The Boston Public Health Commission warned residents on Friday about the presence of cyanobacterial algae blooms in the Charles River, downstream of the Longfellow Bridge, following a public health advisory issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

EEE emerges as public health concern in New England

Samantha Genzer September 11, 2024
Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus, has instilled concern as states along the East and Gulf Coasts grapple with the potential for larger outbreaks — and with next steps. As of Sept. 10, a total of four EEE cases have been reported in Massachusetts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Row of electric school buses in a lot

Mayor Wu introduces 20 electric school buses to Boston Public Schools

Macie Parker February 14, 2023
Twenty electric school buses will go into commission for Boston Public Schools on Feb. 27, Mayor Michell Wu announced last Monday, a move towards green transportation that the city said follows in its commitment to the Green New Deal.
Construction of the Center for Computing and Data Science

Residence Life holds community webinar on construction of Center for Computing and Data Sciences

Kylee Nguyen February 26, 2021
This discussion was part of a series of sessions to be held each semester by Residence Life until the center opens, as a way of keeping students who live near the site informed about the project.
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2021 Breakdown: Manchin is the biggest roadblock for Democrats

Gabriella Aponte February 12, 2021
Instead of fighting with Democrats who want to help his constituents, Manchin should thank the party and the broader left for allowing him to call himself a Democrat and a great bipartisan figure.
East to West: October 18, 2019

East to West: October 18, 2019

JenRacoosin October 18, 2019

In this episode of "East to West," we cover findings from a BU campus climate survey, measles in Boston, an LGBTQ history project, and more. This episode originally aired October 18, 2019. For a...

Massachusetts was recently awarded almost $1 million by the Environmental Protection Agency to test the quality of drinking water in schools and childcare facilities. TINA WANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New EPA grant to test water for lead in Massachusetts schools

Elyse Genrich October 15, 2019
The nearly $1 million grant will allow the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to test drinking water at vulnerable child care facilities for contaminants.
Meredith Varner

American Protest: New methane curbs will produce more Dorians

Meredith Varner September 4, 2019

The Trump administration has made its stance on the environment and the effects of climate change clear — they plan to ignore it completely. In his less than three years in the White House, President...

Veronica Coptis, executive director of the Center for Coalfield Justice in Pennsylvania, delivers a lecture as part of the “People and the Planet” series at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Monday afternoon. COURTESY OF JAKE BELCHER

MIT lecturer brings Pennsylvania coalfield justice to Boston

Amelia Murray-Cooper November 7, 2018
Hundreds of miles away, workers extract coal from mines in southwestern Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Environmental Solutions Initiative brought the coalfields to Boston through a talk they hosted about environmental and economic justice for the residents of those mining towns.
EDITORIAL: Oil drillers cannot be trusted to regulate own methane leaks

EDITORIAL: Oil drillers cannot be trusted to regulate own methane leaks

Editors September 11, 2018

As a businessman foremost, President Donald Trump is notoriously trusting of corporations. Tax cuts and deregulation are at the core of his vision for putting business first. The New York Times broke...

American Protest: EPA transparency is false

American Protest: EPA transparency is false

Meredith Varner April 26, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency is limiting the scope of science. Why? The EPA has furthered its political agenda this past week, and this time it is in the name of “transparency.” EPA Administrator...

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