Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient tropical grounds like Hawaii and the Caribbean, according to a new study.
Winter is planting season for kelp, a growing industry in New England.
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The Department of Transportation says the current equipment was installed in 2013 and needs to be replaced.
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Immigrant advocates call on lawmakers to make the law even stronger with amendments to proposed bill, while Republicans seek to roll back the current law.
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The program equips undergraduate students with the various skills needed to foster a successful career as a teacher, specializing in working with students in high-need school districts, where teacher retention is low, such as Bridgeport and Stamford.
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Business leaders and industry representatives from Vermont and Quebec said they are feeling the impacts of the Trump administration's on-again-off-again tariff threats, including sales declines, high prices on essential parts, and products being pulled from store shelves.
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EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin said last week that the move to cut over 30 regulations at the agency would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs and hidden ‘taxes’ on U.S. families.” Connecticut officials and environmentalists disagreed.
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Use of the machines would be outlawed starting in 2029.
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There were 30,000 fewer land border crossings in February into Maine than the same month last year and half a million fewer crossings among all border states.
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Ascentria Care Alliance recently laid off 19 people in New Hampshire and Massachusetts who helped refugees find jobs, housing and learn English.
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