Barbara Moran
@moranwriter.bsky.social
Science journalist, swimmer, mom of two boys. I work at WBUR in Boston but all posts are my own (especially the funny ones).
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What to know about Mass.' new electricity rates for heat pump users
To encourage more heat pump adoption, Massachusetts is offering discounted electric rates in the winter.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Great reporting by @allyjar.bsky.social And also, ew gross. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
A camera spied on women at John Hancock. Six years later, no one has been held accountable
Women told WBUR that at first, they assumed the financial services company’s higher ups would do everything they could to find who planted the camera. But six years and one lawsuit later, they said th...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Great reporting by @allyjar.bsky.social And also, ew gross. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
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EPA officials say the furloughs are "intentional." But the employees we spoke to called them "chaotic." One employee, a veteran of multiple shutdowns, told me: "It makes me nostalgic for Trump 1.0." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
EPA officials say the furloughs are "intentional." But the employees we spoke to called them "chaotic." One employee, a veteran of multiple shutdowns, told me: "It makes me nostalgic for Trump 1.0." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
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great reporting by @miriamwasser.bsky.social
For more than a decade, Massachusetts and several other New England states have been banking on a large expansion of offshore wind. Here's what's at stake if President Trump succeeds in halting the industry.
7 numbers that explain offshore wind's impact in New England
For more than a decade, Massachusetts and several other New England states have been banking on a large expansion of offshore wind. Here's what's at stake if President Trump succeeds in halting the in...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
great reporting by @miriamwasser.bsky.social
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The artist was a cornerstone of Boston’s Black arts community, welcoming mentees into his South End home and offering unwavering support. He helped shape careers, leaving a legacy defined not only by his art, but by the vibrant community he nurtured.
How Allan Rohan Crite built a family of Black artists in Boston
The artist was a cornerstone of Boston’s Black arts community, welcoming mentees into his South End home and offering unwavering support. He helped shape careers, leaving a legacy defined not only by ...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The artist was a cornerstone of Boston’s Black arts community, welcoming mentees into his South End home and offering unwavering support. He helped shape careers, leaving a legacy defined not only by his art, but by the vibrant community he nurtured.
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A partial Green Line closure begins tonight — and it's not the only one planned this fall www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org
A partial Green Line closure begins Friday — and it's not the only one planned this fall
The MBTA is planning three big partial Green Line closures this fall, as the agency works to install the overdue Green Line Train Protection System.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
News u can use!
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Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
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A spokesperson for the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which oversees the guard, said agents arrived on the property "without prior notice and without permission."
ICE agents at Mass. National Guard armory in Framingham without state permission
A spokesperson for the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which oversees the guard, said agents arrived on the property "without prior notice and without permission."
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October 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A spokesperson for the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which oversees the guard, said agents arrived on the property "without prior notice and without permission."
EPA officials say the furloughs are "intentional." But the employees we spoke to called them "chaotic." One employee, a veteran of multiple shutdowns, told me: "It makes me nostalgic for Trump 1.0." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
www.wbur.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
EPA officials say the furloughs are "intentional." But the employees we spoke to called them "chaotic." One employee, a veteran of multiple shutdowns, told me: "It makes me nostalgic for Trump 1.0." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
Reposted by Barbara Moran
40% of New England EPA workers are furloughed amid the gov't shutdown @wbur.org @vivianla.bsky.social @moranwriter.bsky.social
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40% of New England EPA employees furloughed amid government shutdown, union says
Employees at the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency began receiving furlough notices Monday in a rollout that some called chaotic and confusing.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
40% of New England EPA workers are furloughed amid the gov't shutdown @wbur.org @vivianla.bsky.social @moranwriter.bsky.social
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Great reporting by @allyjar.bsky.social And also, ew gross. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
A camera spied on women at John Hancock. Six years later, no one has been held accountable
Women told WBUR that at first, they assumed the financial services company’s higher ups would do everything they could to find who planted the camera. But six years and one lawsuit later, they said th...
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October 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Great reporting by @allyjar.bsky.social And also, ew gross. www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
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Thousands of demonstrators in Boston and around the country took to the streets to decry what they described as "abuses of power, cruelty and corruption" in the Trump administration.
'No Kings' rally fills Boston Common, as thousands of other protests take place across the country
Demonstrators in Boston and around the country took to the streets to decry what they describe as "abuses of power, cruelty and corruption" in the Trump administration.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Thousands of demonstrators in Boston and around the country took to the streets to decry what they described as "abuses of power, cruelty and corruption" in the Trump administration.
Get heat pumps, save money! Useful info from @miriamwasser.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
What to know about Mass.' new electricity rates for heat pump users
To encourage more heat pump adoption, Massachusetts is offering discounted electric rates in the winter.
www.wbur.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Get heat pumps, save money! Useful info from @miriamwasser.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...
MIT says "Nope! to Trump "college compact" plan. Here's MIT prez Sally Kornbluth: "fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone." Full statement here 👇 orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
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October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
MIT says "Nope! to Trump "college compact" plan. Here's MIT prez Sally Kornbluth: "fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone." Full statement here 👇 orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Really important reporting www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness
Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted f...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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I feel for these street trees! City living gets me stressed out, too. Fascinating piece by @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
City living isn't good for a tree's microbiome, study shows. Here's what that means
A new study from Boston University researchers found that the city's oak trees have more pathogens and plant decomposers. With fewer "good" microbes, experts worry about how that might impact ecosyste...
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October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I feel for these street trees! City living gets me stressed out, too. Fascinating piece by @vivianla.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
So much for those clean energy grants...In Massachusetts, $466 million to support more than two dozen projects is being rescinded. Gov Healey calls the Trump administration move "vindictive." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
Trump administration cuts nearly $8 billion in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris, including Mass.
In Massachusetts, $466 million in grants to support more than two dozen projects are being rescinded, according to Gov. Maura Healey's office.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So much for those clean energy grants...In Massachusetts, $466 million to support more than two dozen projects is being rescinded. Gov Healey calls the Trump administration move "vindictive." www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For everyone with a love/hate/love/hate/dammit! Why?!/ relationship with the Sox, this essay by my friend @bertoscalese.bsky.social is for you: ⚾️ www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
My relationship with the Red Sox? It’s complicated
I’ve always had a weakness for Fenway in September, writes Roberto Scalese, whose relationship with the Red Sox went south after they traded Mookie Betts. When I heard you may even make the playoffs t...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For everyone with a love/hate/love/hate/dammit! Why?!/ relationship with the Sox, this essay by my friend @bertoscalese.bsky.social is for you: ⚾️ www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
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