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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Nearly two dozen Connecticut farms and producers are getting state funds this year to brace against extreme weather conditions tied to climate change.
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With more precipitation in New England — and more intense storms — property owners are taking action to prevent flooding. But for some, the best choices may seem counterintuitive.
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Police arrested dozens of protesters Monday morning, charging them with misdemeanor trespassing. It’s one of various pro-Palestinian protests happening on college campuses across the country.
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Across New England, developers are looking for new ways to increase affordable housing inventory, and some are using a building method known as mass timber, to inflict less environmental damage.
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Dozens of Massachusetts school districts are being told, later than usual in the school budget process, more state funding is being put in the House budget due to a "data" issue that shows more low-income students in schools than initially counted.
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A superior court judge has denied the N.H. Secretary of State’s motion to dismiss a legal challenge to a law that created a system of provisional ballots for first-time voters who register at the polls.
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The decision means customers looking to get a rebate for the purchase or installation of an EV charger will instead be put on a waitlist starting May 23, 2024.
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Ospreys have returned to Connecticut to breed and raise their young and everyone can watch it live on nest cameras around the state.
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Two young citizens of Odanak First Nation described what they call Indigenous identity theft, particularly in Vermont, at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The Abenaki Councils of Odanak and W8linak and the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador bought a billboard in Times Square to highlight the topic.
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Beyond Mobility is a Massachusetts Department of Transportation document the state and agencies will use for the next 25 years to build-out and maintain the transportation infrastructure in Massachusetts.
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Students from across the state called on legislators to expand eligibility for the state's Medicaid program, HUSKY, to include children 18 and younger.
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Connecticut lagged behind its New England peers in health outcomes for Black and Hispanic people.