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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Lexi KruppThis week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would push back planned protections for the North Atlantic right whale by another seven years. -
facebookA pilot program of an AI teaching model will start being used at the end of September, in a single classroom at a public middle school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Some educators see it as an opportunity to address learning challenges and engage students, while others say the decision to use this AI program was made too quickly — and independently. -
Molly Ingram/WSHUMore than a thousand people took to the streets in Danbury on Wednesday night to protest recent immigration arrests that have stunned the community. -
Alyssa Bennett/Vermont Fish and WildlifeResearchers at the University of Vermont are part of an international team that says it’s figured out how it is that bats manage to live so long and so well. They say their findings could someday help humans live longer, healthier lives too.
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The moratorium, which Ayotte said would be included in her next state budget proposal, would not take effect until July 2027 at the earliest. -
Bernie Sanders, who has been traveling the country in support of democratic socialist candidates, says he's worried about President Donald Trump's attempts to limit mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections. -
Yale students return to campus as the Trump administration investigates the university's admissions practices. Activists are urging Yale not to settle with the administration. -
The U.S. Department of Justice is sending observers to ensure compliance with voting laws. Officials in those communities say they are carrying on with preparation, as usual. -
Devices made by the company Minut can monitor noise levels or smoking, without a camera. The ACLU says they are akin to continuous warrantless searches by the government, and an invasion of privacy. -
McKee hopes to propose another $16.5 million for Medicaid payments as the state tries to become more competitive in attracting physicians -
Last year’s policy updates at the Department of Corrections significantly expanded the population of incarcerated people subject to “risk containment” status. -
The new vaccine uses mRNA technology, which is faster to manufacture than traditional shots that grow live virus cultures in chicken eggs. -
The Human Rights Commission filed a discrimination complaint against the Vermont Department of Corrections earlier this year after legal advocates raised concerns about how the department treated non-English speakers in its custody. -
School can mean reconnecting with friends, but also stepping into more rigid schedules.
