Áine Pennello
Report for America Environmental and Climate Change ReporterÁine Pennello is Connecticut Public Radio’s environmental and climate change reporter. She is a member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to cover under-reported issues and communities.
Aine previously worked as a reporter and Morning Edition newscaster for WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. There, she reported on education, health care and local government. She received two regional Edward R. Murrow awards for her reporting on student protests at the University of Florida and local reaction to the war in Gaza.
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Connecticut lawmakers have until April 1 to advance a bill that would increase registration fees for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. -
Connecticut residents rallied at dozens of events across the state Saturday as part of the national “No Kings” demonstrations. -
The wind project, located off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island, will eventually generate enough electricity to power 350,000 homes. -
A bill that would have legalized wake surfing – a fast growing, but sometimes controversial watersport – on most Connecticut lakes, will not be moving forward. -
Amid rising oil and gas prices, Connecticut officials are canvassing the state, asking communities if they’re interested in hosting a controversial form of power: nuclear energy. -
The project, off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island, will ultimately generate up to 704 megawatts of electricity — the equivalent of powering 350,000 homes. -
The new program would establish a task force to develop a state-wide protocol for containing and eliminating hydrilla, an invasive water plant that’s spreading aggressively in Connecticut. -
¿Factura de electricidad muy alta? Legisladores de CT evalúan permitir que generes tu propia energíaSe espera que los legisladores estatales discutan la legalización de pequeños paneles solares portátiles enchufables en una audiencia pública el 5 de marzo. -
Generalmente está prohibido arrojar nieve a los cursos de agua. La sal, la arena y otros residuos presentes en la nieve pueden afectar negativamente la calidad del agua, obstruyendo los desagües, aumentando el riesgo de inundaciones localizadas y perjudicando a los peces. -
The current proposal would allow wake surfing to take place within 200 feet of the shoreline on most Connecticut lakes, with some exceptions.
