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The Daily Free Press

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Car driving in snow in Dallas

BU students struggled with classes, concerns about family during Texas snow storm

Kylee Nguyen February 22, 2021
Boston University students learning remotely in Texas faced difficulties with online classes during recent winter snow storms.
East to West: September 21, 2020

East to West: September 21, 2020

Justin Tang September 21, 2020

Good morning! This episode of East to West covers the inconsistency of compliance badge requirements in classrooms, delays at campus mailrooms, an unusual Massachusetts fire season, and more. FEATURING:...

For the fire service and other first responders, balancing COVID-19 relief and droughts this  year proved to be difficult. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DFP FILE

Drought, pandemic bring unusual fire season in Massachusetts

Allison Pirog September 14, 2020
“We even got to some conditions this summer where things were so dry that even a cigarette butt thrown out the window on the roadside could ignite cured-off and dry grasses.”
Polluted water underneath the Charlesgate bridge. Gov. Charlie Baker has filed legislation authorize “An Act Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental and Natural Resource Protection and Investment in Recreational Assets and Opportunity.” PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker, Polito invest in mitigating effects of climate change in Massachusetts communities

Rickie Houston March 19, 2018
The Baker-Polito Administration will commit more than $1.4 billion in investments to mitigate the effects of climate change on communities and natural resources.
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