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Where July’s full buck moon will shine brightest on Thursday

July’s full moon — the first of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere — will reach peak illumination at 4:38 p.m. EST on Thursday, with best viewing during predawn and after dark.

As flash floods intensify, current alert systems put lives at risk, including in New England

Flash floods can come on fast and the ability of officials to get a warning out can be the difference between life and death.

How much does a heat wave cost? Insurers and CEOs want to know.

As doctors and public officials tackle the rise in dangerous health effects, there are early efforts to assess heat’s financial toll.

Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats

The Senate approved the Republican budget bill as President Trump and GOP lawmakers move to dismantle the 2022 climate law passed by Democrats under former president Joe Biden.

Wind power contracts face new delay

The state’s offshore wind power aspirations were set even further back Monday with a six-month delay in the process of finalizing new projects.

Solar incentive cuts could hit 7 Mass. school projects, US senators say

The Republican proposal would phase out green energy credits tapped by hundreds of schools nationwide, Democrats opposed to repealing the incentives said.

Trump cancels $45 million in federal funds for conservation in Massachusetts

Massachusetts leaders are condemning the recent rollback of $45 million in federal funds that had been aimed at conservation efforts around the state.

COMMENTARY | Bill Ibelle

All but one of this year’s climate bills ‘disappeared’ in R.I. Assembly’s grossly undemocratic process

No vote was taken on 19 of the 20 bills endorsed by Climate Action Rhode Island because nothing comes to a vote without approval from the Senate president or the House speaker. That’s how our Legislature works, writes one environmentalist.