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It's a prime example of natural selection at work. A species of fish in the New Bedford Harbor has adapted and is now thriving, even though the sediment has been contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for decades. Mark Hahn, a senior scientist in biology at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is the co-author of a new report on New Bedford's killifish population...

There was an oil spill reported this morning around 8 am near Pier 3 in New Bedford's inner harbor.

Rescuers have suspended their search for a man who fell from a ferry into Boston Harbor on Saturday night.

A veteran New Bedford police officer is the top choice of Mattapoisett Selectman to be the town's new harbormaster.

The Toxics Action Center organization has once again recognized New England's twelve worst polluters through their annual "Dirty Dozen" report. The report, released today, lists several local sites which public health and environmental non-profit officials say have failed to take appropriate action to address their pollution problems...

A Cape Cod man says he and other creators of technology used to remove contaminants from waterways are being shut out of the discussion over how to clean up New Bedford Harbor.

Is $366 Million dollars enough to clean up New Bedford Harbor? Buzzards Bay Coalition president Mark Rasmussen doesn't think so.

The EPA's plan to dredge pcb-contaminated sediment from New Bedford Harbor, and dispose of the material in so-called cad cells along the shoreline, is coming under fire from the Buzzards Bay Coalition.

The parent company of Aerovox has reached a settlement with the EPA regarding the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site.

For the 12th consecutive year New Bedford is the top commercial fishing port in the nation with a valued catch of $369 million.