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Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Dean Adil Najam spoke at a virtual panel hosted by Boston University’s Alumni and Friends on Tuesday about the impacts of climate change. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPH, Pardee deans hold ‘fireside chat’ on climate change

Anuj Sawhney November 16, 2020
This year is projected to be the warmest or second-warmest year on record. Climate change is expected to affect all areas of the globe, and in some manners, it already has.
Restrictions on plastic bags in Boston will resume Thursday, ending Mayor Marty Walsh’s temporary order lifting the ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Plastic bag restrictions to resume Thursday

Rin Velasco September 29, 2020
Plastic bag restrictions will return to Boston Thursday after Mayor Marty Walsh temporarily lifted the restrictions because of the pandemic.
The National Academy of Sciences called for further investment in geoengineering in a report released Feb. 10. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Geoengineering solutions full of hot air, experts warn

Michelle Marino February 17, 2015

At a rate of 0.12 inches per year since 1992, the sea is rising, according to research by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To a harbor city like Boston, that could be more than just...

A study published Jan. 22 by the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences found that Boston methane gas infrastructure loses 15 billion cubic feet of gas per year. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY AND SHIVANI PATEL/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wicked Leaky: New study finds flaws in aging Mass. methane pipes

Olivia Deng January 29, 2015

Beneath the ground people walk on is a large network of pipes. These pipes, out-of-sight and seemingly innocuous, have contributed a startling amount of methane gas to the atmosphere, according to a...

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