Contractors take a scorched earth approach to debris removal in North Carolina (Sierra)

Scientists offer facts, but misinformation grows with help from climate deniers (Provincetown Independent — Winner in the Environmental Reporting in a Weekly category at the 2025 New England Better Newspaper Competition awards)

Scientists are studying how spadefoots evade deadly disease (Provincetown Independent)

The discovery of a tiny fish far from its normal range is a poignant reminder of the changes that are already happening (Hakai, syndicated in The Atlantic, WIRED, and Smithsonian)

White sharks were likely target of men armed with bluefish and a drone (Provincetown Independent — this article was cited by Mass. DMF as the impetus for a regulatory change to close the shark fishing loophole described here)

Push to save river herring may help protect the oceangoing species (Provincetown Independent)

Chloe Dean, a grad student in the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute joint program, is working to help harness the power of the ocean to safely sequester carbon (MIT Technology Review)

Waterfowl hit hardest, with poultry and pets at risk; more surveillance underway (Provincetown Independent)

John Doane was wealthy, pious, industrious, and may have feared witches (Provincetown Independent)

Archaeologist, ranger, and restoration ecologist were fired on Feb. 14 (Provincetown Independent)

National Seashore says it lacks fire leadership because of the cost of housing here (Provincetown Independent)

New research shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds flying from southern latitudes to the Arctic (Hakai, syndicated in Popular Science)

Housing costs hindered hiring of a Park fire officer; now DOGE is doing the same (Provincetown Independent)

A red sun and hazy sky will become more common as forest fires increase (Provincetown Independent)

Syntactical and typographical errors, not so much (Provincetown Independent)