With 12 turbines, the project is much smaller than Vineyard Wind but the largest since the Block Island Wind Farm opened with lower-capacity turbines in 2016.
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Nantucket in winter is unrelenting in its sameness. Gray skies loom, unbroken for weeks. The sun is an unfamiliar object. You start to wonder just who thought it was a great idea to shingle every structure in cedar, once bright, now weathered to silver.
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CAI's John Basile talks with Dr. Regina Jorgenson of the Maria Mitchell Observatory on Nantucket about a star system 3,000 light-years away from Earth that will become visible to the unaided eye.
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Selective breeding is not a new thing in the food world; humans have been selecting for desirable traits in plants and animals for thousands of years. But…
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Plus, a major grant could be announced in the coming months for the $4.5 billion project.
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On two occasions over the last week I found myself driving slowly around some back streets in Yarmouth Port, craning my neck, looking like a cat burglar casing the neighborhood. Or more likely around here, an overly aggressive realtor looking to pounce on a potential new listing.
The Point
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About the pandemic: the latest episode of The Pulse from WHYY
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This week: President Biden signs bill that puts $350 million toward new Cape Cod bridges. A beachfront home on Nantucket has sold for just $600,000, a bargain considering last year’s median sale price on the island was just under $3 million. The only catch: it’s not clear how long it’ll last on a fast-eroding shoreline. And finally, a man walks away from a local diner — with a million dollar scratch ticket.
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Inspiring Women in the Revolutionary War and in World War II
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NPR Stories
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Two new government studies found no medical explanation for the cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.
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A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says everyone in Gaza faces high levels of acute food insecurity, and more than a million struggle with catastrophic levels of hunger.
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As CT high schools launch Latino studies courses, some say it’s a good start, but more could be doneConnecticut became the first state in the country to require that high schools offer courses on Black and Latino studies. And schools across the state are incorporating the courses into their schedules.
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“The last thing that we want in Connecticut is a population of feral pigs,” one lawmaker said.
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Ninety-eight-year-old Marjorie "Nonna" Grande has become the oldest person to hit the Billboard Hot 100. She's featured in granddaughter's song "Ordinary Things."