East Coast state leaders say they don’t intend to dial back offshore wind ambitions and are planning new strategies and investments.
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Trinity College student among 3 men of Palestinian descent shot in Vermont
Trinity College student Tahseen Ahmad and two other students were shot in Burlington. Ahmad is in stable condition.
Education can be life changing for incarcerated people in Connecticut. Why is enrollment down?
The CT Department of Correction (DOC) operates its own school district. But educational attainment in it has dropped sharply in recent years.
New Haven area will receive $10M grant to combat opioid epidemic
The money will be used to hire 10 case management ‘navigators’ in the New Haven area and to help fund regional sharing of overdose data.
Why ‘climate havens’ might be closer to home than you’d think
Climate havens may not be something nature hands us, but something we build ourselves. And refuge could be closer to home than you think.
How a Maine businessman made the AR-15 into America’s best-selling rifle
Richard Dyke used political connections and lobster giveaways to build Bushmaster, the company that popularized assault-style rifles.
CT receives $2 billion for rail infrastructure improvements
The faster travel times, a result of upgrading and replacing aging rail bridges, will begin within the next 10 years, CT officials said.
Next on Biden’s list of caregiving orders? Support for house cleaners, home care workers and nannies
The Department of Labor has, for the first time, published sample domestic worker agreements that help delineate workers’ responsibilities.
On CT’s Horse Island, Yale experiments with sustainable architecture
Yale’s Horse Island Research Station is an experiment in regenerative architecture, buildings that aim to reverse damage to the environment.
How should New Haven spend cannabis grant money? Residents pitch uses
Millions of dollars will flow back to New Haven’s neighborhoods most negatively impacted by the War on Drugs. Residents pitched uses for it.
UConn students vow to hold more protests if school doesn’t specify carbon neutral steps
Students at the UConn say the school has yet to offer any concrete details on divesting from fossil fuels and moving towards clean energy.
Puerto Ricans in CT call for clarity on legislation to determine sovereign status of the island
A U.S. Senate bill would let Puerto Rico residents decide whether to become a sovereign nation, independent, or put on a pathway to statehood.
New Haven tech hub ClimateHaven celebrates less carbon, more innovation at grand opening
The climate-tech ’incubator’ is already home to 17 startups, including Cool Amps, a battery recycling company.
Maine voters reject effort to create the first statewide public power company
A referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one.
Bacteria levels up in some private CT wells following summer of extreme rain
One often unnoticed consequence of the torrential rains CT experienced this summer — private wells are getting contaminated with bacteria.