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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Haitians and Syrians who have been granted permission to legally work, have housing, and healthcare in the U.S. under what's known as temporary protected status or TPS are at risk of being deported. -
In 2025, Geno Marconi, the longtime director of NH’s ports, was named in a civil suit for his alleged conduct while he worked for the state. The NH Attorney General’s office, which later prosecuted Marconi on criminal charges, is refusing to cover his bills. -
The minimum wage would be raised to $25 an hour under a new bill introduced by U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). -
Butterfly bushes do not support all stages of a butterfly's life -
Eduardo Alves was arrested at his home on June 20. -
About 100 people gathered on West Dennis Beach for the New England Aquarium’s first 2026 release of cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in the fall. -
The Supreme Judicial Court concluded the ballot question's exemption on rent control for religious facilities violated the state constitution. -
The museum's director says the new building — a renovated former textile factory — is more public-facing and better suited to community engagement. -
The Conservation Law Foundation says the Wareham-based company has been strip-mining sand and dumping material into wetlands without a Clean Water Act permit. -
Across cultures, quilts are given as gifts to mark life transitions, like birth and marriage. The quilts in the Transmissions Quilts Project are made for transgender people, by artists who are transgender.
