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Natural Gas Samples Taken from Boston-Area Homes Contained Numerous Toxic Compounds, a New Harvard Study Finds

Almost all of them contained low levels of benzene, a carcinogen. Additional studies are underway to see if homeowners are exposed to this and other toxins when cooking with gas.

By Hannah Loss

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health collected canisters of natural gas directly from gas stoves throughout the Greater Boston region. The chemical makeup of the gas was analyzed in a lab. Credit: Brett Tyron
City Councilor Michelle Wu celebrates winning the election to become Mayor of the City of Boston on Nov. 2, 2021. Credit: Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald

Inside Clean Energy: Here’s What the 2021 Elections Tell Us About the Politics of Clean Energy

By Dan Gearino

Two swan chicks remained on the Charles River with their father as of late June. Credit: Derrick Z. Jackson

A Watershed Moment: How Boston’s Charles River Went From Polluted to Pristine

By Derrick Z. Jackson

A construction worker bends down next to a pipe on the Enbridge compressor worksite in Weymouth, Massachuetts on July 13, 2020. Credit: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Will a Recent Emergency Methane Release Be the Third Strike for Weymouth’s New Natural Gas Compressor?

By Phil McKenna

Protesters march in Boston after President Trump claimed to have won reelection as officials continued counting ballots with neither the president nor Joe Biden having amassed the 270 electoral votes needed for victory. Credit: Phil McKenna/InsideClimate

Post Election, Climate and Racial Justice Protesters Gather in Boston Over Ballot Counting

By Phil McKenna

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu thanks her supporters at her Election Night watch party on Nov. 5, 2019. Credit: Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Boston Progressives Expand the Green New Deal to Include Justice Concerns and Pandemic Recovery

By Katelyn Weisbrod

Nathan Phillips. Credit: Phil McKenna/InsideClimate News

Crossing the Line: A Scientist’s Road From Neutrality to Activism

By Phil McKenna

New ICLEI Director to Washington: Cities Need Freedom to Innovate

By Stacy Morford

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