The latest round of proposals for Charlestown's long-abandoned Pier 5 includes two contenders that both abut the pier: Charlestown Marina and Courageous Sailing. The city will post the proposals later today. #Boston #Charlestown #park #harbor #environmentaljustice @Universal Hub

Sea-level rise: a new method to estimate the probability of different outcomes – including a worst case (A slightly technical but clear update for non-scientists on predictions for sea-level rise)

The Conversation

Sea-level rise: a new method to estimate the probability of different outcomes – including a worst case

Planners need more reliable projections of future sea-level rise to protect communities and ecosystems. A new method helps produce them.

"No matter how quickly we reduce our carbon emissions, our past emissions commit us to ongoing sea-level rise... Decision-makers face a major obstacle: the specific rate and magnitude of future sea-level rise is deeply uncertain." #sealevelrise #climatechange #climatecrisis

This morning in East Boston, the tower at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation and the hill at Condor Street Urban Wild.

The One That Got Away: This Small Town Is Left in Limbo After Betting Big on GMO Salmon "Even with so much public assistance, the project fell apart, and the village that hoped for a transformative industry is carrying the cost."

ProPublica

The One That Got Away: This Small Town Is Left in Limbo After Betting Big on GMO Salmon

AquaBounty GMO salmon was going to be the future of fish — and the future for one Ohio village that offered incentives to make a new facility hap...

(The saga of genetically modified salmon continues... I wrote about AquaBounty 8 years ago:

Ensia

Transgenic fish are ready for us. Are we ready for them?

Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.

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