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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Tulley Hescock/Maine PublicThe bill would require manufacturers to collect and dispose of alkaline and lithium-ion batteries across the state. -
Elodie Reed/Vermont Public fileThe Guard’s deployment, now surpassing 100 days, is the first combat mission of its kind in a decade. And families don’t know when their service members will return home.
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In a 39-0 vote Massachusetts Senate passed a wide-ranging farm bill Wednesday. One aspect of the bill codifies the health incentives program for the first time. -
UConn Hartford has met the threshold to be named a Hispanic-Serving Institution, but the campus will not be getting any federal benefits for the designation under the Trump Administration. -
The plan is called 'Compass Rail', and residents will see the earliest project materialize around 2030, with the so-called Inland Route — or what officials are calling the first phase of West -East Rail — connecting Springfield to Worcester and Boston. -
The class-action lawsuits challenges President Donald Trump's executive order ending automatic birthright citizenship. -
It’s the latest shoe-drop in a years-long debate over how the rapidly growing industry should be regulated and how much jurisdiction towns should have over new developments in what the state considers public waters. -
Dozens of protesters accused state and local police of using excessive force and helping federal immigration agents facilitate the detention of three people from a house in South Burlington last month. -
The team’s owners are investing in concessions and fan perks, hoping to lure more people to the ballpark. -
The $2,000 maximum tax credit could reimburse eligible individuals for up to half their expenses to care for a loved one at home. -
The new figures from the Deportation Data Project provide fresh insight into who was arrested during the operation. -
Scientists say there's a critical information gap in our understanding of winter conditions at higher elevation, especially as a warming climate changes winter recreation, water flows and flood risks.
