Politicians painted Ella Cook as a partisan. Her friends remember her quiet kindness. - The Boston Globe In the days since the shooting, Ella Cook has been painted as a conservative crusader on a campus of liberals. Cook’s friends said there was far more to her life than politics.

In the days after the mass shooting at Brown University, politicians and right-wing influencers portrayed Ella Cook as a conservative crusader on a campus of liberals. Her friends say there was more to the story.
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Your New England home insurance could vanish. Climate change explains why. - The Boston Globe From Connecticut to Maine, coastal communities are feeling the pinch of higher home insurance rates and fewer options for coverage.

NEW: New England is not often thought to be on the front lines of the climate-driven insurance crisis. Yet from Connecticut to Maine, coastal communities are flashing warning signs: premiums climbing and scores of policies abruptly dropped.
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Kidney cancer cases spiked in a New Hampshire town. Will residents find out why? - The Boston Globe Merrimack residents fear that PFAS contamination is to blame. But with federal dollars in flux, the researchers may not get the millions they need to pin down a cause.

After kidney cancer cases spiked in a New Hampshire town, residents fear that PFAS are to blame. But with federal dollars in flux, researchers may not get the millions they need to pin down a cause.

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Meet Redwing, the torpedo-shaped robot testing the limits of ocean observation - The Boston Globe An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.

Meet Redwing, the autonomous ocean robot pushing the limits of marine science.

Redwing belongs to the newest generation of ocean gliders, a technology that has quietly transformed marine science. Hundreds now patrol the seas.

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A tiny device is identifying invisible health hazards in Boston schools - The Boston Globe Boston Public Schools is using a nation-leading network of air quality sensors to improve classroom air.

In Boston Public Schools, there's an air pollution sensor in every classroom. Experts say the district's efforts to improve air quality could boost grades and cut down on sick days.

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In Vermont, courts weigh who should pay for the cost of climate change - The Boston Globe Amid the Trump administration's rollback of climate protections, Vermont has become a key battleground for climate fights in the courts.

Who ought to cover the costs of climate change: taxpayers or fossil fuel companies?

That's the question at the heart of three major climate lawsuits playing out in Vermont.

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