Why does Canada have so many wildfires?
Crews in Western Canada are currently facing 130 active wildfires, including 14 considered out of control. Here's why it's so bad.
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Crews in Western Canada are currently facing 130 active wildfires, including 14 considered out of control. Here's why it's so bad.
"When you look at the long sweep of history, you can see just how dramatic recent global warming is," one of the researchers said.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is out with its annual list of most endangered places, and Minuteman National Park and Walden Pond made the list.
Last summer, hundreds of millions of people were faced with triple-digit temperatures across the U.S. This year, it could happen again.
WBZ's Alyssa Andrews and Lexie O'Connor teamed up with "Keep Massachusetts Beautiful" to help volunteers at a beach pickup in Marlboro.
WBZ's Jason Mikell joined the Department of Conservation and Recreation in Massachusetts to learn more about how beavers play an important role in our environment.
Beavers can be a weapon in the fight against climate change. WBZ-TV's Jason Mikell reports.
The New England Ocean Cluster in Portland, Maine, is trying to harness the wonders of the ocean and power the blue economy.
Rising temperatures may impact our health. Now the CDC has launched a tool to monitor heat risk. WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.
Glaciers are at serious risk from climate change. Melting glaciers have the potential to endanger coastlines in Massachusetts.
WBZ Meteorologist Eric Fisher spoke to CBS News Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salanto about what the U.S. is doing for climate change.
Climate scientists are using Henry David Thoreau's book "Walden" to help study how Massachusetts ecosystems have changed over the years.
Scientists are using a range of tools to protect the endangered wildlife that could disappear in coming decades.
Dozens of climate change activists gathered on the tarmac of Hanscom Field Airport on Saturday to protest the expansion of private jet capacity.
People who have experienced extreme weather are especially likely to say climate change needs to be addressed right away.
A disappearing lizard population in the mountains of Arizona shows how climate change is fast-tracking the rate of extinction.
Starbucks unveiled the new cups ahead of Earth Day and as a new report warns plastic production emissions are even greater than those from aviation.
Hurricane Maria nearly wiped out an endangered parrot in Puerto Rico, highlighting the grave threat climate change-fueled storms pose to endangered species.
Despite its tiny size, the Yarrow’s spiny lizard has a huge story to tell about climate change. CBS News’ David Schecter reports.
Temperatures that are too high or too low have been linked to death and disability due to stroke, researchers say.
Temperatures that are too high or too low have been linked to death and disability due to stroke, researchers say. WBZ-TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.
Climate change means wine could soon have a higher alcohol content — but spoil faster and smell worse.
A professor at UMass Amherst is asking for people's help as his team researches the impact groundwater levels are having in Massachusetts.
WBZ TV Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff reports.
It's the earliest ice-out date for Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire in its recorded history.
The model airplane and balsa wood glider company Guillow's has been headquartered in Wakefield for nearly a century.
A suspected norovirus outbreak has forced an elementary school in Medford, Massachusetts to close after more than 100 students got sick.
A group of World War II veterans traveled overseas from Boston to see their old battlegrounds.
Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts are looking for a man who allegedly shot at an off-duty police officer while he was sitting in his car.
The president of a local law enforcement group is sounding alarms about the reliability of cannabis products in Massachusetts.
The president of a local law enforcement group is sounding alarms about the reliability of cannabis products in Massachusetts.
A suspected norovirus outbreak has forced an elementary school in Medford, Massachusetts to close after more than 100 students got sick.
The prosecution rested its case Wednesday in Brian Walshe's Massachusetts murder trial.
Karen Read's SUV, which was at the center of her high-profile Massachusetts murder trial, is set to be sold at auction.
A Framingham man whose car was crushed by a tree during a wind storm last week said he is thankful to be alive.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a pig kidney from a New Hampshire man 271 days after the innovative transplant.
With two-year waiting lists for a primary care physician, Mass General Brigham is using AI to bridge the gap.
A new study finds that simply having a HEPA air purifier in the classroom may not be enough to keep students safe from respiratory illnesses.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
I-Team sources say the allegations of misconduct involving Canton Police Sgt. Sean Goode stem from an investigation into former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor.
Customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as advertised with delays and equipment problems.
Advocates for Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital in Canton say the state is failing to keep its promise to keep the facility open.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The model airplane and balsa wood glider company Guillow's has been headquartered in Wakefield for nearly a century.
Ocean Spray is looking into videos that claim to show its cranberry sauce cans full of water instead of jelly.
"Blue laws" in Massachusetts prevent most retailers, including grocery stores, from opening on Thanksgiving.
Two shuttered retailers are set to become supermarkets in southeastern Massachusetts.
The Michelin Guide revealed its 2025 "Northeast Cities" edition Tuesday night, and for the first time ever it spotlighted restaurants in the Boston area.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two goals each and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The Los Angeles Angels have acquired infielder Vaughn Grissom in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, who received minor league outfielder Isaiah Jackson.
This will be the Ravens' fifth primetime game this season, including their third at M&T Bank Stadium.
The Patriots didn't play this week, but there was plenty of action that impacted them in the AFC playoff picture.
Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is expected to appear in a New York court Monday on charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.
Birders are flocking to Scituate, Massachusetts to catch a glimpse of a tropical bird called a limpkin, which has never been spotted in New England before.
A rescue group is blaming a "dangerous" TikTok trend for a surge in skiers getting lost in the backcountry at Vermont's Stowe Mountain Resort.
A North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say.