What we can learn from survivors of perilous situations

This week: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes a federal limit on PFAS chemicals in drinking water, and it’s stricter than the Massachusetts standard. CAI goes inside the Barnstable County jail to learn about proposed changes. And the town of Brewster debates a ban on plastic cutlery and takeout containers.

This month on the Bird News with Mark Faherty we talk about a returning osprey and bald eagle battle over an Orleans nest site. Plus, we discuss other returning migrants, and following the sad death of a bald eagle from rat poison, some thoughts on managing rat populations that won’t kill their predators.

Opioid use will soon have claimed half a million lives.

Writing to engage and educate students on today's social and environmental issues.

This week: Beginning today, you can bet on sports on your phone in Massachusetts. Also, Brewster votes down a proposed boardwalk to Wing Island. And, Cape Cod's bridges replacement project gets a shoutout in the President’s proposed budget—but how much will it really mean?

A window into the realities of being a teacher.

Johannes Brahms' masterpiece Ein Deutsches Requiem

Ending domestic violence and supporting survivors

Interview with historian Michael Hill about his biography of Buchwald