Mark Mirko
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Connecticut Public
Students at several colleges and universities across Connecticut are now doing what will guarantee getting a TV news camera in their face: protesting on campus to support Palestinians. But many are not willing to speak on the record using their full names — or speak to the media altogether.
Paul Cuno-Booth
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NHPR
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Robin Lubbock / WBUR
Homes and buildings produce the second highest global warming emissions in New England, after transportation. Efforts like greener building techiques, renewable energy systems and home weatherization could help.
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According to a new study, living through extreme weather events like wildfires and hurricanes may make survivors more likely to support climate mitigation policy, despite their political affiliation. -
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US Dept. of Education investigates complaint of alleged anti-Palestinian harassment at UMass AmherstThe civil rights complaint alleges that despite repeated communication to over a dozen administrators and officials, UMass Amherst, was "extremely slow to take action" against anti-Palestinian harassment on campus. -
Last year, the Biden administration had its most high-profile student debt forgiveness program blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court. But smaller, piecemeal forgiveness is happening — even in Vermont. -
Nearly 300 people turned out Thursday night at the Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston to mark the six-month anniversary of the worst mass shootings in Maine history. -
An unusual ad has been appearing in a small weekly paper in southern Maine this month. -
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and several colleagues have introduced federal legislation to tackle the nationwide affordable housing crisis and climate change. -
The Massachusetts Army National Guard's proposal comes as a response to a critical Environmental Protection Agency draft report released a year ago, which found the range could contaminate drinking water and create a significant threat to public health for hundreds of thousands of year-round residents on Cape Cod. -
Students gathered on the Storrs campus late Thursday afternoon. Social media showed police at the scene, taking down tents and making an arrest.
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2024 Earth Day Series
How our New England homes can help us counter climate change.
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- 5 maneras de reducir tus costos de energía y emisiones de carbono como inquilino
- The incentive problem keeping landlords from taking climate change action
- 'I'm not trying to stop the water': Some homeowners let floodwaters in, but most try to keep it out
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