Capt. Carl Bois, of the fishing charter Topspin out of Nantucket, was in the Vineyard Wind lease area on Sunday and told the Current he noticed a significant amount of debris. It's not yet clear if it's related to the "offshore incident" …

DeVoe says whales are resilient animals, and NOAA should find out what is happening to them. ‘We see many whales with scars from propeller strikes or previous entanglements, yet they continue to live and thrive. If the whales are dying …

“There are no do-overs when the last whale is killed off,” said Val Oliver, president of ACK 4 Whales.“We will be seeking a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court to ask for the reversal of the First Circuit’s legal errors made in our …

Idaho’s US Representative Mike Simpson (R) took home a political win Wednesday by blocking a clean energy project from moving forward in the Magic Valley. He joined Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) in spearheading legislative resistance to …

When assembled, each of the turbines will have a maximum height of 656 feet, more than double the height of the Statue of Liberty and almost 200 feet taller  than many wind turbines in the U.S. The entire project is expected to have a …

Google has ended its mass purchase of cheap carbon offsets and thus stopped claiming that its operations are carbon neutral, according to the tech giant’s latest environmental report. The company now aims to reach net-zero carbon …

The US Department of the Interior has approved the 2.8GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm. The project will bolster the nation's offshore wind energy capacity, contributing to the 13GW of projects sanctioned under President Biden's …

In a short order Tuesday, the justices granted a request to reverse a lower court ruling affirming the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the Broadview solar array and battery storage facility in Billings, Montana. The …

Avangrid has secured federal approval for the construction and operations plan for its New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore projects in the US. The approval follows the favourable record of decision issued by the US national administration …

An association that represents 22 towns on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket is asking for more time to comment on plans for offshore wind lease areas off the Outer Cape. The Cape and Islands Municipal Leaders Association sent …

Local governments spent $204,513 in taxpayer money on legal bills battling a Texas company’s proposal to build a utility-scale solar electric generation facility in Greene County, an investigation by this news organization found. Those …

The whale is a female and is more than 49 feet long. Based on her size, the aquarium believes she is an adult. According to Callan, the whale was fairly decomposed internally and could have already been dead for several days. There were …

A dead humpback whale has washed ashore on Block Island. Sarah Callan, the animal rescue program manager at Mystic Aquarium, told 12 News a team from the aquarium went to Block Island and took measurements and basic tissue samples from …

The Gateway facility is owned and operated by LS Power and its subsidiary, Rev Renewables. In an email to the Union-Tribune, the company said it’s still trying to figure out the precise cause of the fire and assessing the damage to the …

With the European elections fast approaching and energy Europe sparking much debate and disagreement among EU members, expert energy scientists have joined forces with activist NGOs to write a open letter to the President of the Republic, …

A dead whale was found washed ashore on South Beach in Edgartown last Friday. Ainsley Smith, marine mammal stranding coordinator at the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said the carcass was a “very …

Laurie Jodziewicz, the company’s senior director of environmental affairs, said the air quality permit is one of several permits US Wind is seeking from state and federal agencies. “Because, during construction, we will be having …

The single largest investment in the burgeoning US green energy supply chain involves a construction site the size of 121 football fields near Greensboro, North Carolina, and a check for $13.9 billion. By 2030, the Toyota Corp. facility …