A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for offshore and onshore wind projects. Wind advocates say an ...

President Trump will halt new federal leases for wind energy, the White House confirmed Monday, a blow to Massachusetts’ ...

Massachusetts politicians were fine with the economic costs of protecting endangered species – but only when it meant ...

The New Bedford Whaling Museum, which sees more than 80,000 visitors a year, is planning to expand its campus with a new ...

The order reflects Trump's opposition to wind energy, stating that the consequences of onshore and offshore wind projects ...

A group of about 75 endangered North Atlantic right whales was spotted off the western edge of Jeffreys Ledge. That's about ...

A large fin whale washed up on the west Waterford coast is believed to have died at sea up to a week ago. The remains of the badly decomposed mammal are thought to have come ashore in the ...

One crypto trader invested $800,000 into Melania Trump’s official memecoin, dubbed Official Melania Meme (MELANIA), and generated over 1,950% in profits, according to data resource Lookonchain.

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A wildlife charity has said the number of whale sightings off the Cornish coast has "gone through the roof" in the last few years. Bex Allen from Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said monthly surveys show ...

A group of Chinese researchers managed to locate some 1,400 of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites in just 12 hours. To do so, they used 99 Chinese satellites equipped with lasers and other ...

An Auckland man had the encounter of a lifetime when a 5m-long creature swam around and under his boat, before knocking it and swimming off. Darren Vernon told the Herald he was fishing on a jet ...