Mass. Emissions Goals | Mueller Turns Up Heat | Dorchester Shooting And A Gun Summit In Boston

Having trouble viewing this email? [Click here]( Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 | [Today's Weather]( [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( [How Mass. Is Faring In Its Emissions Reduction Goals]( The state's goal: a 25 percent reduction by 2020. The Baker administration has laid out a new regulatory road map aimed at meeting -- and surpassing -- the goal. [Mueller Turns Up The Heat With Unusual Search Warrant In Russia Probe]( Legal experts said Russia special counsel Robert Mueller is moving with unusual speed and assertiveness. Mueller may be increasing pressure to try to secure cooperation from insiders. - [Trump Thanks Putin For Ordering Expulsion Of U.S. Diplomats From Russia]( [Trump Renews Harsh Rhetoric Against North Korea]( President Trump is doubling down on his incendiary rhetoric aimed at North Korea, saying on Thursday that his promise earlier in the week to meet Pyongyang's threats with "fire and fury" might have been too soft. ['I Can Barely Take My Daughter Outside': Dorchester Shooting Hangs Over Regional Gun Violence Summit]( Boston Mayor Marty Walsh hosted the summit, which brought together officials from 86 municipalities across six northeastern states, the day after two men were shot and killed in Dorchester. [Jury Begins Deliberating In 'Top Chef' Teamsters Trial]( Jurors began mulling the case Thursday after prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered closing arguments. [Fire That Destroyed 264-Unit Apartment Building In Waltham Was Intentionally Set]( Investigators are now seeking the public's help in identifying suspects. [Trump Says He Intends To Declare Opioid Crisis National Emergency]( The president says the nation's opioid crisis is a "serious problem the likes of which we have never had." - [A 'Vaccine For Addiction' Is No Simple Fix]( - [Complete Coverage: Opioid Addiction Crisis]( [Is The Boston Lyric Opera 'At Risk'? It Certainly Doesn't Think So]( Without a permanent home, a study commissioned by the city labeled the Boston Lyric Opera "at risk," but the company says it's actually seen an increase in patrons last year. [Nearly 1 In 5 Hospice Patients Discharged While Still Alive]( The hospices who discharge the most patients before their death also make the most money, a recent study shows. [Drinking On The Rise In U.S., Especially For Women, Minorities, Older Adults]( A new study in JAMA Psychiatry looks at rates of alcohol use from 2002 to 2013. Alcohol use in general went up, and problem drinking - binging, abuse and dependence - increased even more. [Freak Out And Carry On: The Dems Search For A Message]( Ron and Heather examine the Democratic Party in disarray: out of power in the White House and Congress and looking for a message to attract voters. [5 Things To Do This Weekend, From Free Shakespeare To Protest Punk And Radical Films]( Plus, the Gardner Museum is throwing its last block party of the summer and the streets of Providence give way to the music-and-art-powered Foo Fest. [Open Source: Harder, Better, Faster, CRISPR]( Suddenly we enter the CRISPR age in bio-technology when human science takes charge of the human genetic lifeline, to fix it here, tune it there and perhaps re-tailor it in useful ways. [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [View on Instagram]( WBUR, 890 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by wburtoday@wbur.org in collaboration with [Constant Contact]( [Try it free today](