Áine Pennello
Report for America Environmental and Climate Change ReporterÁine Pennello is Connecticut Public’s environment and climate change reporter. She is a member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to cover underreported issues and communities.
In 2026, she won a first-place award from the Public Media Journalists Association for her story on how scientists track West Nile virus across Connecticut. The honor came in the Science/Technology Feature category for Division E, representing the country's largest public media newsrooms. That same year, she won second place for Best Radio Story from the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The story was also part of Connecticut Public’s award-winning entry for Overall Excellence in the regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Before joining Connecticut Public, Áine worked as a reporter and Morning Edition newscaster at WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Her reporting there covered education, health care and local government, earning two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for stories on student protests at the University of Florida and local reactions to the war in Gaza.
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Los funcionarios estatales probarán el programa en otoño y lo pondrán a disposición del público antes de que termine el año. -
State officials say they’ll pilot the program in the fall and have it available to the public by the end of the year.
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From January to July, more than 5,200 ticks were submitted to the state for identification and testing. That’s a record-breaking high for this time of year. -
Total solar eclipses cause Earth’s atmosphere to change in ways scientists don't fully understand. College students will help conduct research to try to get a better picture. -
La respuesta de Connecticut ante la crisis y su capacidad para enviar ayuda rápidamente será la primera prueba de la recién creada Comisión Comercial Connecticut-Puerto Rico. -
Will CT send National Guard troops to aid Puerto Rico’s water shortage? Lawmaker says it's an optionHow Connecticut responds to the crisis, and how quickly it can send help, is the first test for the newly formed Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission.
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The state seeks new emissions monitoring on proposed expansion of the Brookfield Compressor Station after community concerns -
In order to build and operate new nuclear technology, Connecticut will need an array of highly trained workers. Finding enough of them could be tricky. -
Heat waves in rivers last almost twice as long as those in the air, threatening Connecticut's trout -
Think back to your middle school science class where you might have learned that white light is actually made up of all the colors you see in a rainbow.
