Massachusetts is counting on offshore wind to create thousands of jobs, combat climate change and help keep the lights on in the coming decades. But some advocates worry that plans to develop more wind projects could be in jeopardy depending on the outcome of this year's presidential election.
Journalists from the New England News Collaborative had a rare chance to see Vineyard Wind, the nation's largest standing offshore wind project.
-
Anesthesiologists the world over trace the birthdate of their profession to an elegant operating theater tucked deep within Mass General Hospital.
-
Connecticut did not set a new rainfall record in 2024 during a deadly August storm that killed three people, according to a review by the National Weather Service.
-
Debra Altschiller and Pat Abrami, two long-serving candidates from Stratham, disagree on many issues, including how to handle the threats of climate change. The district they serve is already seeing its impacts.
-
While some states have enacted more restrictive voting policies, Vermont has made itself a leader in access to the polls. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect: Some Vermonters are confused by the changing rules, and some marginalized communities face extra barriers that haven’t fully been resolved.
-
Vermont Public staffers celebrated the fall season — and the year of the camelids — at a wool spinning class, apple orchard and potato plot.
-
New Haven Public Schools will implement a new district-wide policy prohibiting the use of cell phones and other devices during the school day.
-
The first year of the project gave twenty single mothers $1,000 a month with no restrictions on how the money could be spent.
-
The state's three resettlement agencies resettled nearly 700 people through the federal refugee admissions program during the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30.
Climate & Environment
New England News Collab Funding Provided By:
Avangrid Foundation
Kate Cassidy Foundation
Common Sense Fund
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Audrey and Bill Fitzgerald
Nellie Mae Education Foundation
The Smart Family Foundation of New York