The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is not regularly complying with a law that requires it to notify local police departments of driver’s license suspensions and revocations, according to a review by The Boston Globe. A 2014 law requires the RMV to “timely notify” local police of troubled drivers. It came about after 20-year-old Haley Cremer […]
Lexi Peery
WBUR
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Report: By 2100, Mass. Could Have 26 Days A Year That Feel Hotter Than 100 Degrees
Feeling the heat this summer? Well, it’s just going to get worse. Massachusetts is going to see more hot and humid days in the coming decades, according to a new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Days that feel like 100 degrees (or higher), which rarely happen in Massachusetts now, will occur 26 times each year […]
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New England Is Losing Its Native Plants. Researchers Say It’s Time To Stop And Smell The Wildflowers
Where have all the wild orchids gone? A recent study finds that about one quarter of native New England wildflower species have been lost in the last 150 years. This means that purple-fringed orchids and pink lady slippers — once abundant in the region — are disappearing from some areas, often replaced by non-native species. Researchers […]
