The New England News Collaborative is telling stories of our connected and rapidly changing region.
The NENC is a 9-station consortium of public media newsrooms reporting stories that are shared and broadcast across New England. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
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Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News CollaborativeCAI reporter Jennette Barnes interviews Petros Koutrakis, professor of environmental sciences at Harvard, on new research about cancer risk near nuclear power plants. -
Susan Sharon/Maine PublicIn response to the drought, the company reduced withdrawals between August and October. But overall, extractions increased in Fryeburg and Denmark this year compared to the past two. -
Ari Snider/Maine PublicA previously unreported and recently completed audit found that Gateway Community Services overbilled MaineCare by more than $1 million. The state says such suspensions are imposed when there's suspected fraud. -
Madi Smith/Maine PublicLast month President Trump issued an executive order removing tariffs on imported cocoa and coffee. But chocolate prices had already been rising in recent years due to weak cocoa crop yields linked to weather, and Maine chocolate makers say they are still experiencing high costs of production.
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PPSNE president Amanda Skinner said the affiliate was able to lean on reserves as federal reimbursements for Medicaid patients getting preventative care were halted, but it's not a solution long-term. -
Connecticut is launching new fishing regulations to protect the declining wild brook trout population -
Maine's small Christmas Tree growers say their sales are up this season, despite an exceptionally wet spring, a severe drought, and tariffs that have made it a tough year for many farmers. -
The first day of inter was Sunday December 21, the time of year in the Northern hemisphere when the Earth's axis is tilts most strongly away from the sun. -
Connecticut’s state forensic lab says impaired drivers are increasingly testing positive for driving under the influence of both alcohol and multiple types of drugs. -
An effort to remove the statue resulted in pushback, and a conversation about how to add historical context. -
The photo appears to show Kamen riding a Segway along with Ghislaine Maxwell, who helped aid Epstein’s abuse of women and girls. -
The list of projects includes Vineyard Wind 1 and Revolution Wind. -
“We can look inside things like a clam or a shark in a way that we haven't previously been able to look at them,” one veterinarian said. -
The exact causes of seasonal depression are not completely understood, but some scientists say a lack of access to seasonal activities can contribute to depression symptoms.
