ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
3,000-mile trek for breast cancer awareness ends in Plymouth
Plymouth resident Laurie Hutcheson spearheaded the three-week journey through 10 states to raise the profile of a difficult-to-detect type of cancer.
Latest Environment News
A rare storm is bearing down on Plymouth. Here’s what you need to know.
Heavy rain, strong winds could cause erosion, flooding, downed trees, and power outages.
State denies Holtec’s appeal of ban on wastewater discharge at Pilgrim plant
Opponents of the company’s decommissioning plan applaud the decision, but concerns remain.
‘It’s like a bad nightmare’
Restaurateur Kaisang Ghale grieves loved ones and friends lost in the Nepal flood disaster as Plymouth rallies around him and his family.
Another nuclear reactor in Plymouth? Be careful what you wish for.
SMRs have been touted by some as a golden goose for the town. Don’t believe the hype.
‘I just want to go to the beach’
A Chiltonville resident’s petition is aimed at striking a balance between protecting birds and public access. The town says some restrictions will ease Friday.
Re-examining Plymouth’s fraught relationship with nuclear energy
The Pilgrim power plant was transformational for the town. But not in a good way.
Half of all nursing homes in Massachusetts are understaffed
Plymouth Harborside Healthcare is among nursing homes out of compliance with 5-year-old staffing standards enacted to improve care, a New Bedford Light investigation found.
It’s the heat and the humidity, to the extreme
With a warning in effect until Saturday evening, cooling centers have opened across town, but four ponds are off limits due to bacteria blooms.
A.D. Makepeace accused of illegal sand mining
A Boston environmental group announces it will sue to restore wetlands. The company calls the allegations ‘baseless.’
Hospital expansion leads to $3.6 million in ‘Community Health’ grants
First wave to benefit isolated older people, kids with mental issues, and grief-stricken families.
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