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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A proposal calls for Connecticut to adopt updated vehicle emissions standards that would bring the state in line with California’s stricter standards.
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The bike-sharing program didn't operate this past year because Bewegen, the Canadian company that ran it, entered bankruptcy proceedings.
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An influx of newcomers to recreational and retirement communities drove the population increase in non-urban counties.
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Tahseen Ali Ahmad and two other men of Palestinian descent — all college students who are studying in the U.S. — were shot in Burlington, Vermont. Police said they arrested a man in connection with the shooting.
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Eaton, of Burlington, was arraigned in Chittenden County Superior Court Monday morning. He’ll be held in prison without bail.
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New local fisheries research will look into the impacts of Connecticut’s first offshore wind farm on marine ecosystems in southern New England waters.
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The victims' families and civil rights organizations are calling on Vermont law enforcement to investigate the shooting as a hate crime.
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How light therapy can help improve mental health during the winter months.
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The play, "Unreconciled," opens in Easthampton, Massachusetts this week. It tells the story of a clergy abuse survivor who rejects a settlement from the church. Written by two survivors of abuse, it tells the story from multiple perspectives, including the perpetrator.
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Erin Moulton uses genealogical research techniques to dig up information on recipe authors from the past.
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Cape Cod Tech's automotive technology department says EVs are rapidly changing the industry, so it’s critical that students get familiar with them.
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Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, says reservations are advised.
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As part of National Adoption Month, WSHU's Ebong Udoma highlights one Ansonia family, whose joy was evident at the addition of two-year-old Ju Ju.
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The USDA cautions against using the plant hardiness zones, which are based on 30-year averages, as indicators for climate change. But gardeners say the maps reflect one of the ways they’re experiencing a warmer world.