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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A new $2.2 million boat will help environmental officials keep an eye on Long Island Sound. -
Researchers took 150 soil samples from parks, schools and empty lots in Hartford and tested them for lead, a toxic metal that can cause brain damage and slow development in children. -
At its peak in mid-to-late June, the rose garden at Elizabeth Park will have more than 10,000 roses in bloom. -
Researchers at the Hamden lab are known for managing invasive insects like spongy moth, Asian long-horned beetle and spotted lanternfly to prevent trees from dying. -
The executive order called on state agencies to complete 23 actions to reduce the state’s carbon emissions and adapt to climate change. -
Data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, gathered by the Connecticut Mirror last year, suggests there could be as many as 8,000 lead services lines in the state. -
Más de tres cuartas partes de las playas de Connecticut a lo largo del estrecho de Long Island tuvieron aguas consistentemente limpias el verano pasado, recibiendo calificaciones de «A» o «B» en calidad del agua. -
Under the governors’ statement, all six states will work together to ensure the continued operation of existing nuclear power plants and explore “new nuclear technologies with advanced safety systems." -
Meteorologists predict below-normal hurricane season, but CT leaders tell residents to still prepareConnecticut officials say the storms could bring heavy rain and potential flooding to the state. -
More than three-quarters of Connecticut’s beaches along Long Island Sound had consistently clean water last summer, receiving “A” or “B” grades for water quality.
