The Climate Initiative
PBS Climate Initiative on Connecticut Public
Connecticut Public is proud to support PBS’s climate programming initiative, a bold commitment to explore environmental impacts on our planet through solutions-driven storytelling.
Tune-in for programming focused on the challenges of a changing climate while highlighting examples of positive impact.
We’re excited to welcome Áine Pennello to our newsroom as Connecticut Public’s new Environment and Climate Change Reporter. She’ll focus on stories that explore how climate change affects our state and how communities are responding. Click here to learn more about her role and our climate coverage.
Climate in the News
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Mark Mirko/Connecticut PublicThe Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) are calling on residents to plan ahead, and stay in the know in case of an emergency, such as a hurricane or major flooding. -
Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News CollaborativeConnecticut officials say the move will leave thousands of people without the financial assistance they need to make the switch.
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The Army Corps will add herbicides on Aug. 19-20 to Chester Boat Basin and Selden Cove near Hadlyme, Connecticut. -
Grazynski is a member of a Connecticut chapter of Trout Unlimited, a conservation group, known as the Nutmeg Chapter. They say a portion of the Mill River in Fairfield near the Merritt Parkway, is in need of restoration. -
Plans to redevelop a former power plant in New Haven into a waterfront park are on pause due to a legal dispute over how much the site needs to be cleaned up. -
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the Trump administration is encouraging more pollution and ignoring the health of millions of Americans.
Latest Radio Episodes
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Ayannah Brown/Connecticut PublicAs 2026 races take shape, Connecticut’s aging delegation is already part of the conversation. Plus, what’s being done to rid Connecticut’s drinking water of lead? -
Stephen Frink/Image Source / Getty ImagesThis hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we learn about how animals communicate with one another and what it can teach us about human language. -
David Soanes/GettyThis hour, an appreciation of fluffy-tailed, seed- and nut-hoarding, sometimes nuisancey, sometimes shockingly industrious … squirrels. -
Elizabeth Ellenwood/Stonington Kelp CoConnecticut’s kelp is a sea veggie you don’t want to overlook. This hour, a deep dive into the many ways you can use this farmable resource and how it helps keep our oceans healthy. -
David FinkOn this episode of Audacious, meet birder, Peter Kaestner! He discovered a new bird species, and became the first person to catalogue 10,000 birds! -
David L. Ryan/Boston Globe via Getty ImagesAn update on how New England’s North Atlantic right whale and the Arctic’s beluga whale populations are faring. Plus, scientists are using AI technology to learn the language of Connecticut’s state animal: the sperm whale.
Featured Video Programs
NPR: Climate & Environment Stories
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he doesn't agree with federal subsidies for high-speed EV chargers, but that his department "will respect Congress' will" and release the funds. -
Robert Bergstrom, CEO of OceanWell, says his company's desalination pods that had been tested at a freshwater reservoir near Los Angeles are a step closer to going into the ocean.
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Much of the Midwest was once a great swath of prairie and oak savanna before it was transformed by farms, patchy forests and small towns.
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Weather patterns offer some insight into why it seems it's always a bad weather weekend.
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Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major flooding at bay.
More Climate & Nature Content to Explore
Watch more programs from PBS looking at Climate, Nature, and Our Planet