
Chris Burrell
Reporter at GBH News (Boston, MA)
Investigative reporter @GBHNews. Former @patriotledger @vineyardgazette @WBUR
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Jan 21, 2025 |
wgbh.org | Chris Burrell
January 21, 2025 At least a dozen Massachusetts residents who were convicted of charges or were still facing charges for taking part in the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, have been granted relief from President Donald Trump. Just hours after taking office, Trump used his clemency powers to undo a sweeping investigation and prosecution effort by the Justice Department and FBI agents into the riot that sought to keep Trump in power after his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
coa.edu | Chris Burrell
Hundreds of thousands of cruise ship passengers head to the small town of Bar Harbor, Maine, from May through August, swamping the quaint streets and infusing local shops with cash. Two years ago, students at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor measured the environmental impact of the cruise ships they see from their campus.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
wgbh.org | Chris Burrell
January 16, 2025 Massport, whose vast aviation and maritime shipping industry has faced criticism for its environmental and health impacts on nearby communities, is now looking to hire a top official to lead the agency’s effort to cut carbon emissions across its ports. The new role of chief climate and resilience officer will also focus on preparing the ports for impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels and extreme weather.
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Jan 8, 2025 |
wgbh.org | Chris Burrell
January 08, 2025 Politicians and business leaders have praised Massport’s $60 million project to build electric shore power, reducing dangerous emissions from its growing cruise ship business. But just months before announcing that plan, the quasi-governmental agency had painted a vastly more expensive and complex project.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
wgbh.org | Chris Burrell
November 14, 2024 The names of dozens of men accused of patronizing several local brothels will be made public, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a decision released Thursday. Federal prosecutors who charged the alleged brothel operators earlier this said that many of the alleged clients are wealthy and hold powerful positions of power in business, politics and academia.
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