The $4 million reconstruction project at Memorial Wharf in Edgartown is nearly halfway finished and on track for completion by spring. The project will raise the wharf about a foot and a half.
More than 100 people with a wide range of backgrounds atended an online meeting as the Island formally kicked off its climate action plan.
Over the past year, it has become increasingly clear that climate change is accelerating.
Two major state and federal grants announced this week will help launch phase two of a Martha’s Vineyard climate change planning initiative and stem Island food insecurity during the ongoing pandemic.
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a harrowing report on the impacts of global warming.
As rising sea levels pose real threats to coastal communities around the commonwealth, state grants were announced this week for 16 towns, including three in Dukes County.