Raquel C. Zaldívar
/
New England News Collaborative
Three communities in Massachusetts have a lot to lose if the Trump administration succeeds in halting all offshore wind.
Nina Keck
/
Vermont Public
-
The Mass. House Ways and Means Committee released its $61.4 billion fiscal 2026 budget. Floor deliberations are planned for the week of April 28. -
Laurene Allen, who co-founded the advocacy group Merrimack Citizens for Clean Water, has been advocating for remediation and justice in communities impacted by PFAS contamination for almost a decade. -
The invasive spongy moth, a destroyer of northeastern forests, has a natural foe in a Japanese fungus that needs certain weather conditions to activate. -
Three New Hampshire students are among the plaintiffs seeking to bring a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration for its revocation of students’ legal status. -
The college has shared little about the students in question, their immigration status, or their circumstances. But officials have suggested these events fit a pattern evident in a nationwide crackdown on foreign students. -
The New England Aquarium identified the pair as 16-year-old “Koala” and 14-year-old “Curlew,” both females. And this, too, is unusual: two right whales rarely remain together for more than a few days, unless it's a mother with her calf. -
The National Education Association and its New Hampshire chapter are suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop its ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. -
Difficulties include recent federal funding cuts to state health equity work and a dispute over Indigenous belonging in Vermont.
Stories from NENC journalists on how climate change is affecting New England's ecosystems.
Watch: Conexión
How spending time outdoors inspires deeper connections with others, heritage, and nature itself
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