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Outdoor learning with Common Ground allows kids to get their hands dirty learning outdoors in school gardens. (J.D. Allen/WSHU)

School gardens are changing education for Connecticut's urban youth

The goal is to offer a different approach to learning, and playing in the dirt is bringing kids down to earth.

Springfield Puerto Rican Parade returns to in-person celebration

After seeing an increase in vaccination rates and observing other large outdoor events taking place in the area, the committee felt it was time to return to a traditional parade...

Soaring diesel prices in Massachusetts could impact road construction season

The price of diesel fuel continues to skyrocket. Some officials who oversee public works in western Massachusetts said that could have an impact on road construction.

At UMass Amherst, 26% of Black students feel like they don't belong on campus

A UMass Amherst survey finds that 26% of Black students report feeling like they do not belong on campus compared to 8% of white students. Just a few days after...

UMass offers way for students to understand carbon impact of dining hall meals

The move by UMass comes after a survey found most students believe it's important to reduce their carbon footprints, and that their food choices impact the environment.

UMass Amherst plans to power campus with 100% renewable energy by 2032

All facilities will go from being steam and electricity powered by fossil fuel, to running on hot water heating systems, paired with geothermal energy, according to UMass officials. The new...

Out of the trash, saving cash: How food waste could transform New England's garbage

Food waste creates costly greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling it can help.

WATCH: Maine's Somerset County may become the last bastion of maple syrup producers in New England

The northernmost reaches of Somerset County in Maine could become one of the last strongholds of syrup production in New England.

More local food could increase New England's climate resilience. Animal processing capacity isn’t ready.

As capacity shortages in slaughterhouses complicate business for livestock farmers, two specialty sausage makers are starting their own animal processing facility.

After visit from Sioux leaders, Barre Museum says it will evaluate collection for repatriation

A group of tribal leaders from South Dakota visited a small museum in Barre, Massachusetts, to ask it to return the belongings of their ancestors. They believe the museum's collection...

Maine will close loophole that allows out-of-state waste into state landfill

Maine's Juniper Ridge Landfill was originally meant to be reserved for in-state waste. But through a loophole, waste from other states — mostly Massachusetts and New Hampshire — has ended...

Many N.H. communities are turning to local solutions in the global fight against climate change

Local energy committees are helping more than 100 towns reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. Still, local leaders say gaining momentum for energy projects at the municipal level has been...

New Hampshire is gathering data on bunnies. Here’s how you can hop to it and help out

There are fewer than 100 New England Cottontails in New Hampshire.

InfoWars host will sit for a deposition and appeal a judge’s fines, attorneys say

Attorneys for InfoWars host Alex Jones say he’ll finally sit for a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by families of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary...

Massachusetts Senate passes bill banning hair discrimination

"You must understand what systemic racism does is not just prohibit economic opportunity and jobs. It diminishes the soul. It diminishes yourself of who you are because of something you...

A truer 'organic': Vermont dairy farms celebrate change in federal rule

An update to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Origin of Livestock rule prevents organic dairy farms from continuously raising calves using conventional management before transitioning them to organic management, a...

Business

Mar 31, 2022

A screenshot of the first section of the new release of the Laurie List published by the New Hampshire Department of Justice. (NHPR)

In transparency watershed, full ‘Laurie List’ of N.H. cops with possible credibility issues released

The list was released in its entirety Tuesday by the New Hampshire Attorney General, putting an end to years of secrecy, litigation and legislation. It contains the names of officers,...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2022

In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, radio host Alex Jones rallies pro-Trump supporters outside the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. (Matt York/AP)

Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims reject Alex Jones settlement offer

On Tuesday, InfoWars host Alex Jones offered to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 loved ones of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. But the families...

Local Coverage

Mar 30, 2022

A lobster fishing boat heads out to sea at sunrise off shore from Portland, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

2021 was the hottest year on record in the Gulf of Maine, new data show

The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming bodies of water on the planet, and fishermen are noticing signs of the change. Data released by the Gulf of Maine...

Environment

Mar 29, 2022

Earl Miller is director of Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service in Amherst. (Courtesy)

Mental health alternatives to policing gather steam in western Massachusetts

Amherst’s new town department -- Community Responders for Equity, Safety and Service -- joins several other initiatives in western Massachusetts that offer alternatives to police when a call involves a...

Health

Mar 28, 2022

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