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Getting food scraps out of the trash and into the soil will save money and protect the environment. Expert composter Domingo Medina shows you the best ways to do it. Video by Connecticut Public's Ryan Caron King as part of special climate coverage from the New England News Collaborative.
Vermont now has a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. ‘It’s a huge task.’
A state-funded effort in Vermont has begun to document how the state’s laws and policies have discriminated against marginalized communities, including people with disabilities, Black people, Indigenous people, other people of color and people of French Canadian heritage. It came out of legislation passed last year that created a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to seek ways to repair harm…
![Diego Cerrai, an assistant professor at UConn, examines one device in an array of weather-measuring instruments. Installed at UConn through a partnership with NASA, scientists are collecting data to better understand the relationship between cloud composition, atmospheric conditions and precipitation types. “The most immediate application," Cerrai said, "is to really understand what type of snow is the [most] damaging.” (Mark Mirko / CT Public)](https://nenc.news/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/download-14-1024x683-landscape.webp "download (14)")
A massive weather station seeks to unlock secrets stored in storm clouds
A massive mobile weather station on the grounds of the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus is seeking to unlock secrets stored in storm clouds. Researchers at the school teamed up with NASA scientists this winter to monitor snow, sleet and rain storms from the ground. Meanwhile, NASA flew planes over and into storm clouds to get a…
For people with dementia, a free-form game to celebrate the moment
For people with dementia, social interactions can be vital in slowing the disease’s progression. But as a person’s condition worsens, finding enjoyable things to do together can be difficult. Vermonters Emily Rinkema and Deb Emerson have experienced that with loved ones firsthand. The two longtime friends hope a new card game they’ve created may help.…
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