The latest New England stories on topics like climate change and the environment, the economy, health, racial equity, culture and politics — as reported by newsrooms of the New England News Collaborative, a nine-station consortium of the region's top public media organizations.
Bard College at Simon's Rock closure not a surprise to some
The college, founded in the mid-1960's announced this week it will be closing its Great Barrington campus and will be shifting operations to New York State.
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More Vermont towns are turning to community nurses, offering free health care
Finding and getting medical care can be a challenge, especially for older people in rural areas. -
Coconut trees, Kesha and Charli XCX: Young Massachusetts voters respond to Democrats' first 'Brat' candidate
Kamala Harris' presidential run has sparked a barrage of memes and attention from major pop culture figures like Charli XCX tweeting “Kamala is Brat.” -
Flood mitigation in Vermont towns will take years of work as extreme weather threats increase
A year after floods devastated many municipalities across Vermont, there’s an urgent need for towns to take on projects to limit damage from future disasters. But that work will take years and cost millions of dollars. -
New water quality technology makes its debut in Buzzards Bay
Forget the era of volunteers getting water quality data every five days. Data loggers are collecting information every 10 minutes. -
Soaring PFAS levels force a reckoning for worried Hyannis residents
Researchers revealed this week that, among residents who lived in the community over a recent 10-year period, blood levels of PFHxS were more than three times higher than the median for the general population.
