Feds to propose changes to areas where rare right whales protected from strikes, entanglement

Feds to propose changes to whale protection areas

Pain management through swearing, whale snot gathering among winners at Ig Nobel awards

Obscenity, whale snot take top honors at Ig Nobels

List of 2010 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ recipients

List of 2010 MacArthur Foundation grant recipients

AP Interview: Companies investing in wind energy projects need stable policies, CEO says

CEO tells AP wind investors need stable policies

Dog poop powers street lamp at Mass. park in project to show waste doesn’t have to be wasted

Dog poop has bright side: Powering Mass. park lamp

Lawsuit asks US regulators to protect Northeast river herring, shad from commercial fishing

Lawsuit seeks protection for herring, shad in East

Red, yellow, orange all over: States use volunteer ‘leaf peepers’ to report, predict foliage

How do you predict fall foliage? With lots of eyes

New gene that turns any bacteria into drug-resistant superbugs is found in 3 states, Canada

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

‘Hand-washing police’ find more of us are washing up after bathroom use; men still dirtier

Restroom spies say we’re washing hands more often

Like a cranberry cocktail, biking on Cape Cod in the fall is cool and colorful

Cape Cod’s scenic _ and mostly flat! _ bike trails

Scientists find drugs, antiseptics that may help fight fungus that’s wiping out bats

Scientists find drugs that may fight bat disease

Scientists at Mass. meeting say drugs, antiseptics may help fight fungus that’s killing bats

Scientists in Mass.: Drugs may fight bat disease

Mass. woman who fell onto yellow jackets’ nest stung more than 500 times, remains hospitalized

Yellow jackets sting Mass. woman 500-plus times

Flicker of trouble? Backyard volunteers help scientists track possible firefly decline

Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers

Obama, wife, daughters go on vacation bike outing under brilliant skies on Martha’s Vineyard

US President Barack Obama

Environmental groups sue EPA in hopes of faster cleanup of Cape Cod’s coastal waters

Environmental groups sue EPA on Cape Cod pollution

White House considering options after judge bars stem cell work under Obama policy

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Obama getting in another round of presidential golf amid low-key Martha’s Vineyard vacation

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Fishing history fades from New England ports, a legacy of overfishing and tighter regulations

Fishing legacy fades from some New England ports

Early returns on new rules for Northeast fishermen show total catch down and revenues up

Catch down, revenues up for Northeast fishermen

Morningstar: Fees a slightly better predictor of mutual fund success than its star rankings

Fund investors: Consider fees first, then stars

In midst of cleanup of contaminated New England river, supporters are split on how to continue

In midst of river cleanup, supporters are divided

Proposal to ban lobstering from Mass. to NC killed after fishermen say they wouldn’t survive

Proposal to ban lobstering from Mass. to NC killed

Regulators, fishermen meeting in RI to discuss 5-year lobstering moratorium for Mass. to NC

Regulators consider lobstering ban for Mass. to NC

EPA’s “Energy Star” label graces churches as congregations practice stewardship they preach

“Energy Star” label graces churches for efficiency

Exxon Mobil to pay $2.9M to Mass. to resolve allegations of state pollution law violations

Mass. reaches $2.9M settlement with Exxon Mobil

ExxonMobil to pay $2.9M to Mass. to resolve allegations of state pollution law violations

Mass. reaches $2.9M settlement with ExxonMobil

1st lawsuit since approval of Cape Cod wind farm claims science ignored, law violated

1st lawsuit filed over Cape Cod wind farm plans

Lawsuit filed against feds claims science ignored, law violated in Cape Cod wind farm approval

Coalition sues feds over Cape Cod wind farm

Environmentalists sue federal officials over approval of Cape Cod wind farm project

Environmentalists sue over Cape Cod wind project

Boston-South Coast rail link takes step forward with purchase of nearly 40 miles of track

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Researcher in Mass. says he has ID’d 7 MIAs from WWII by matching descriptions of unknowns

Mass. researcher says he has ID’d 7 MIAs from WWII

Massachusetts study finds wood-burning power plants release more carbon than coal over time

Mass. study: Wood power worse polluter than coal

Regulators weigh 5-year lobstering ban in southern New England to save depleted stock

Regulators weigh 5-year southern NE lobstering ban

National Park Service to relocate Boston visitors center to Faneuil Hall

Park Service to relocate Boston visitors center

National Grid utility agrees to buy power from Cape Wind; says average bills to go up slightly

Utility agrees to buy power from Cape Wind

Some New England fishermen see hope, others ruin in switch to new catch regulations

New catch rules to shake up NE fishing industry

Mass. Cape Wind off-shore project gets nod from federal govt., threat of lawsuits from critics

Mass. Cape Wind gets thumbs up, thumbs down

US interior secretary approves what would be first offshore wind farm in US, off Mass. coast

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