Patrick Flanary News Today

Cape Cod National Seashore almost didn’t exist.It took the persistence of two Massachusetts senators—and one fateful helicopter ride—to make it happen more than 60 years ago.

This week: Unloading wind turbine parts on the New Bedford Waterfront came to a halt this week with a labor dispute that took six days to resolve. Barnstable County hands out $5 million to local organizations. And a new study warns of the long-term consequences of PFAS contamination at Joint Base Cape Cod .

Following the release of Department of Public Health water data from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, CAI reporter Jennette Barnes talked with marine radiochemist Ken Buesseler, of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, to learn more about what the results mean. She presented key points from the interview on Morning Edition with host Patrick Flanary. Patrick Flanary: A scientist who studies radioactive elements in the ocean says the water inside the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is highly cont...

Native seals are already attracting white sharks off Provincetown.

Favorite walks on the Cape and Islands

Land trusts from across Cape Cod are cooperating this spring to bring a message to state legislators.

We’re asking listeners about what issues Governor Healey should prioritize. Here's what to know about what her administration is doing to support veterans' mental and behavioral health.

This week: The mayor of New Bedford wants the city to be a little more beautiful. Cape officials are leaning in to the Blue Economy. And: town meetings and town meetings and town meetings—it must be spring!

This week: The Environmental Protection Agency says a proposed machine gun range could contaminate drinking water for hundreds of thousands of the Cape’s year-round residents. It’s a finding that could stop the controversial project. And in Truro, a strange and terrifying thing happened — a house exploded in the middle of the night.

Town Meeting will address the construction of a water-treatment plant on Route 28.