Barbara Moran

Massachusetts

Correspondent at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Senior Editor, Environmental Vertical at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)

Correspondent on WBUR’s environmental desk. I work at ‘BUR but all tweets are my own. Especially the funny ones.

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Boston-area climate activists report visits from the FBI

6 days ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran

Local climate activists are on edge after people claiming to be FBI agents visited at least six of them at their Boston-area homes on the same day in March. Weeks later, the motivations behind these visits remain a mystery. None of the activists targeted has a history of violent protests or felony criminal charges in federal or Massachusetts court.
Scientists are trying to save eelgrass off the Massachusetts coast

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran

HomeRadioHere & NowScientists are trying to save eelgrass off the Massachusetts coastAs water temperatures rise, an important plant in the North Atlantic is shrinking, threatening fish populations and the environment. WBUR's Barbara Moran takes us off the Massachusetts coast, where scientists are trying to save eelgrass. This segment airs on April 22, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
Abandoned industrial site in Chelsea will be converted to open space, affordable housing

1 month ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran

A coalition of non-profit organizations will purchase an abandoned industrial site on Chelsea Creek, and plans to develop the area into conservation land, community space and up to 225 units of affordable housing. The state Superior Court approved the approximately $8 million sale to Mass Audubon, GreenRoots and The Neighborhood Developers. The sale of the more than 17-acre parcel is expected to close in coming weeks, according to GreenRoots executive director Roseann Bongiovanni.
Scientists are trying to save eelgrass off the Massachusetts coast

1 month ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran

Scientists are trying to save eelgrass off the Massachusetts coastA researcher at the Marine Biological Laboratory holds up an eelgrass plant gathered from the lab's eelgrass tanks. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)As water temperatures rise, an important plant in the North Atlantic is shrinking, threatening fish populations and the environment. This segment airs on March 24, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.
Program that monitors New England waterways, drinking water threatened by Trump cuts

2 months ago | nhpr.org | Barbara Moran

This story was originally produced by WBUR. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the New England News Collaborative. The largest office of the U.S. Geological Survey’s New England Water Science Center is a modest, single-floor building in Northborough with offices, a warehouse and a lab. It looks like any other building you might find in an office park.
Program that monitors New England waterways, drinking water threatened by Trump cuts

2 months ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran

The largest office of the U.S. Geological Survey's New England Water Science Center is a modest, single-floor building in Northborough with offices, a warehouse and a lab. It looks like any other building you might find in an office park. But the data that emerges from that building — and other sister sites around New England — is critical to the daily lives of everyone in the region.
Study finds butterfly population declined 22% between 2000 and 2020

2 months ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran

Now, he says, he’s lucky to see a handful of European skippers at the height of their summer season. He found just one frosted elfin last year. And he worries the hairstreaks may have disappeared from the Massachusetts mainland altogether. “I haven't seen any of them in four years. Not a single one,” he said of the hairstreaks. “Butterflies that I used to see 200 or 300 or 400 of in a big field of milkweed, they're all completely gone.”A coral hairstreak butterfly.
Climate change is bringing different fish to New England — but can fishermen keep up? - Saving Seafood

2 months ago | savingseafood.org | Barbara Moran

March 5, 2025 — Climate change is warming the oceans off the New England coast and bringing new species of fish. This could bring new opportunities for fishermen. But fishermen and regulators are falling behind. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:The waters off the New England coast are warmer because of climate change. That has brought in new fish and the potential for new opportunities for fishermen. But climate change is happening so fast that fishermen and regulators are falling behind.
Climate change is bringing different fish to New England - but can fishermen keep up?

2 months ago | wesa.fm | Barbara Moran

Climate change is warming the oceans off the New England coast and bringing new species of fish. This could bring new opportunities for fishermen. But fishermen and regulators are falling behind.
For Mass. environmental groups, federal funding is now 'a gamble'

2 months ago | wbur.org | Barbara Moran |Vivian La

At the Wayland-based Native Plant Trust, staffers still can't access a grant for seed banking from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “We're navigating a lawlessness,” said CEO Tim Johnson. He said his organization is currently owed about $50,000 for expenses already incurred. Unsure if the federal reimbursement will come, he and his staff are now deciding how to move forward with the work.

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