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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¿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. -
Dumping snow into waterways is usually prohibited. Salt, sand and other debris in snow can have a negative impact on water quality, blocking drains, increasing the risk of localized flooding and harming fish.
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State lawmakers are expected to discuss legalizing small portable plug-in solar panels at a public hearing on March 5.
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Plow drivers will clear highways and roads across the state over the next several days. -
The new bill would allow farmers to receive a permit based on verified crop damage from the previous growing season and exempt farmers with large cornfields from trying non-lethal methods first. -
Researchers from Mystic Aquarium are heading to the icy tundras of Canada to study beluga breath. That’s the white-plume mixture of water cells, proteins and lung fluid that whales exhale when they come up to the surface. -
Without the finding, the federal government isn’t required to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, putting Connecticut at risk of more air pollution, warming waters and extreme weather. -
The rescission could derail the state’s plan to bring more EV chargers into urban and rural communities where they're already hard to find.
