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Citizens Bank announced Friday it would end its relationship with ICE prison companies, more than two months after Rev. John Edgerton, senior minister of Back Bay's Old South Church (center) led a rally of clergy and religious activists protesting Citizens Bank.

Saraya Wintersmith

GBH News

GBH

Citizens Bank ends relationship with ICE prison companies after months of protest

Trajan Warren

The Providence-headquartered financial institution says it ended its relationship with Core Civic and The GEO Group, two companies that invest and operate in prisons used to detain ICE arrestees.

A cluster of little brown bats at Aeolus Cave in Vermont.

Keith Shannon

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region

NHPR

Monitoring the health of NH bats requires a little eavesdropping

Lau Guzmán

Robin Lubbock / WBUR

Robin Lubbock/WBUR, File

WBUR

To protect against flooding, Army Corps calls for investing billions into Boston’s waterfront

Bianca Garcia

Mashpee Wampanoag tribal member Marcy Hendricks worked in the tribe's housing department. Then, she was unhoused for years and eventually had to move away from Mashpee.

GILDA GEIST/CAI

CAI - Cape & Islands

Despite decades of work, housing is still a challenge for many Mashpee Wampanoags

Gilda Geist

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Democratic candidates for governor try to rouse voters in sleepy summer primary

Peter Hirschfeld

The two Democrats vying for the chance to unseat Republican Gov. Phil Scott in November share a significant political liability: Most voters have no idea who they are.
State to unveil how Cape Cod Canal bike path will operate during Sagamore Bridge construction

Jennette Barnes

Bike path users may need to travel around the construction site for nearly a decade.
Dartmouth Health gets grant to study needs of people aging with serious illness

Olivia Richardson

The federal grant of nearly $12 million will also allow Dartmouth Health to form research partnerships.
World Cup gambling scores a gooooal for NH Lottery

Todd Bookman

The New Hampshire Lottery Commission said the 104 matches played during this year's FIFA World Cup garnered nearly $24 million in wagering, one of the biggest events in the state’s sports gambling history.
Maine plans major energy storage buildout

Peter McGuire

The Department of Energy Resources is seeking approval to contract for up to 360 megawatts of large-scale batteries.
Merrimack man with history of financial crimes accused again by state regulators

Todd Bookman

Antonio Silva has a record of allegedly misleading investors. This time, he’s accused of selling real estate and a business opportunity in North Carolina that doesn't exist.
Food, fertilizer, sport: What to do with the invasive green crab?

Molly Enking

As the ocean warms, invasive green crab populations are exploding — and they're taking over underwater habitat that is critical for native eelgrass and shellfish.
WBUR

Outside a Norfolk prison, a honey bee colony teaches patience and confidence

Amanda Beland

A group of inmates at Pondville Correction Center in Norfolk learned how to care for hives of honeybees with the local beekeepers association. One of the men said the experience taught patience and has been very grounding.

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Stories from NENC journalists on how your efforts to save money can also help the climate

Good to Know

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How spending time outdoors inspires deeper connections with others, heritage, and nature itself

Climate & Environment

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