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  ❤️  Donate Monday, June 1, 2026 ☁️  Mostly cloudy, with a high of 60. Good Morning Boston, By now, you probably know the sonic boom heard 'round the region on Saturday was, in fact,  a meteor exploding in our atmosphere . According to the American Meteor Society, it was only three feet wide. But it managed to make such a commotion because when a meteor "encounters all this air, this friction, and that heats it up and it vaporizes it as it enters through the atmosphere... it basically can't stand the stress and it explodes," Richard Binzel, a planetary science professor at MIT, explained to WBUR's Paul Connearney. Now, let's get to more news making noise this week. What's in the water?   Massachusetts has been testing residents' wastewater for COVID-19 for years. But starting today, whatever you flush down the toilet will be tested for seven additional viruses, including influenza and RSV. The updated surveillance comes as Massachusetts prepares for a...

  This is another moment when a 1-minute call to your state representative could make a big difference:  Call your state rep and tell them you oppose huge cuts to the state's energy-efficiency program TODAY, before this afternoon's vote. BACKGROUND:   Many of you called back in November to help stop the Climate Rollback Bill (H.4744) that would have eliminated the state's 2030 climate and environment goals.   The bill has been redrafted and rushed through as the Energy Omnibus Bill ( H. 5151 ). Our partners from Mass Power Forward, the coalition of 250 groups throughout the state that we're part of, will be at the State House all day. Support them by calling your state representative now. The bill has many improvements, including ones we fought for, such as keeping 2030 climate goals and eliminating subsidies for biomass. But there's a giant poison pill: it would cut  $1 billion of the $1.5B MassSave budget.   If this cut goes through, it would gut energy e...