environment

New Bedford receives an environmental award.

Every year New Bedford city officials pledge themselves to planting over 500 trees.

New Bedford is cashing in thanks to the city's recycling program.

President Barack Obama's announcement that 5,000 square miles of ocean off of the Massachusetts coast is being declared a marine monument was met with anger by many in the fishing industry.

Southcoast residents could soon see some helicopters hovering over local farms.

Groups in Dartmouth and Bourne are among those that will be receiving funds for water protection and habitat restoration projects.

As the legislature is winding down its session for the year one of the bills being worked on is an omnibus energy bill that includes provisions regarding an increase in the use of offshore wind.

New Bedford could be shelling out more money to deal with water quality issues in the not too distant future.

The Massachusetts Senate has overwhelming endorsed a budget rider banning single-use plastic bags at many supermarkets and stores in the Bay State.  The vote was 29-9. The State House News Service says the proposal would ban the use of plastic bags at stores with gross square footage of 3,000 or more or chains with three or more locations.  B...

New Bedford has been added to a group of cities taking part in a statewide tree planting initiative.