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April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 by Bill Donahue

That Dam Charles

After hundreds of years, dams along Boston’s Charles River could come down to let the currents run wild and free—and help the environment. To get a closer look, I kayaked the 75-mile length of the river.


Boston Magazine


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November 26, 2022 by Bill Donahue

In the Melting Arctic, a Reckoning to Save Indigenous Culture, Narwhals, and a Silent Sea

As a mining company seeks to ship millions of tons more of iron ore through caribou and narwhal habitat, good science requires the input of the Inuit.

Natural Resources Defense Council
Edited by Melissa Mahony


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August 30, 2022April 18, 2023 by Bill Donahue

Collision Course

Right whales are getting fatally tangled in the fishing ropes set by Maine lobstermen. How’s this conflict going to work out? 

Yankee Magazine
Edited by Mel Allen
Finalist for Reporting, 2023 City and Regional Magazine Awards

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June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Can The E-Scooter Grow Up?

Can it shed its Wild West past and help cities fight congestion and climate change?
Bloomberg
Edited by Dimitra Kessinedes


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April 25, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Spillage

Spontaneously combusting toxic chemicals, corruption, litter spilling everywhere: Here’s a look at a burgeoning maritime problem–container ship spills.
The Narwhal
Edited by Mike De Souza


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February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 by Bill Donahue

On The Bus

Is it possible to build a viable, user-friendly transit system work in rural America? Montpelier, Vermont is testing a new answer to has old challenge.  
Bloomberg
Edited by Dimitra Kessinedes


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December 17, 2021April 25, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Of No Fixed Address

A beloved group of killer whales, the J-pod was once reliably resident on the Salish Sea. Not anymore. 
Maclean’s
Edited by Charlie Gillis


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October 19, 2021November 26, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Sound of Too Much Noise

The Arctic narwhal is being threatened by a new enemy: the clamor of passing ships.
Maclean’s
Edited by Charlie Gillis


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May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by Bill Donahue

Meltdown

Three scientists chronicle the life, death, and the last stand of Grizzly Glacier.   

Backpacker
Edited by Casey Lyons

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