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How do researchers know that heat waves affect our health?
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (692+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I'm Megan Hall. For years public health researchers have studied the link between…...
How has climate change affected our snowstorms?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (678+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I'm Megan Hall. Today we're answering a question about the weather. How has…...
How do we know if microplastics affect our health?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (868+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I'm Megan Hall. It feels like there's a new story every day about…...
How should schools respond to climate change?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (852+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I'm Megan Hall. Last year, the Annenberg Institute at Brown University launched a…...
Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (425+ words) President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday reopening a huge swath of protected sea in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing. Trump said the move would reestablish fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the New…...
Judge says construction on Vineyard Wind can resume
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (856+ words) A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that construction can resume on Vineyard Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Massachusetts. Work on the project was suspended in late December, when the Trump administration said it posed a…...
What is it like to live in a country with a fully renewable electric grid?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (472+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I'm Megan Hall. In a past episode, we talked about how a small…...
How did Uruguay transition to a fully renewable electric grid?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (797+ words) Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems, like the future of our planet, and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I'm Megan Hall. In past episodes, we've talked about the need to transition…...
Developers can resume work on halted Revolution Wind project, judge says
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (401+ words) A judge in Washington D.C. issued a ruling Monday allowing work to continue on Revolution Wind. The ruling hands a temporary victory to Orsted, which is working on the offshore wind project intended to power more than 300,000 homes in Connecticut and…...
Ocean State Media Premieres New Docuseries on Rhode Island’s Dynamic Coastal Ecosystem
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) Rhode Island " Ocean State Media announced today the premiere of Ocean State: Rhode Island's Wild Coast, a new documentary series celebrating the natural wonders, wildlife, and conservation efforts shaping Rhode Island and New England's coastal ecosystems. The series, airing only…...