The latest New England stories on topics like climate change and the environment, the economy, health, racial equity, culture and politics — as reported by newsrooms of the New England News Collaborative, a 9-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
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The ordinance provides an exemption for social equity applicants, who are those who have been disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs. -
As offshore wind projects gain steam, the system of poles and wires that gets power where it needs to go needs an upgrade. New England states recently submitted a proposal for what that could look like.
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Over 40 groups are asking Governor Ned Lamont and the General Assembly to create a stronger environmental justice law in the state.
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Warm temperatures through December into early January have taken their toll on Vermont's logging industry. And the warming climate is just one of the challenges the industry is facing.
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“I’m more angry now and more committed now than I ever was,” Trump told party delegates in Salem.
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A team of Connecticut researchers recently found scorpion tail-stingers – once thought sterile – are actually covered in bacteria, some of which appear new to science.
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The mayor of Enfield, Conn., says LEGO has provided the building blocks of the community for 50 years, and he is saddened at the company’s plans to depart.
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Connecticut's COVID-19 positivity rate on Thursday was 9.03%. State officials report 511 people hospitalized, a decrease of 89 people over the last seven days.
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A Massachusetts state senator said the toy maker LEGO moving its headquarters, and more than 700 jobs, from Enfield, Connecticut, to Boston will have a negative impact on his district.
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Erratic driving and a record number of traffic-related injuries and fatalities in 2022, has prompted some lawmakers to take action. A Waterbury representative has introduced a bill that, if passed, would make the city the first in Connecticut to test cameras installed at traffic lights.
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Springfield residents Justin Hurst and David Ciampi have kicked off their campaigns for Springfield mayor, while current mayor Domenic Sarno has yet to formally announce his candidacy.
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The Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Taskforce in Connecticut will increase prevention efforts, provide victim advocacy and support, and educate and train the community to detect and report potential human trafficking activity.
