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.
Scientists are injecting elm trees with a killer fungus to save them
Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they're injecting them with the fungus to see what happens.
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Vermont’s new motel room limits are primed to push out hundreds of households this fall
Many households will run out of allotted days in their motel and hotel rooms this fall. And a new statewide room cap is prompting officials to prioritize who gets a spot as space is limited. -
This new trail network is the first in Vermont that's fully accessible to adaptive mountain bikes
Nestled in the Green Mountains, the Driving Range features 4 miles of gnarly climbs, twisting curves and adrenaline-pumping drops. -
Researchers are on a mission this summer to learn more about right whales in the Gulf of Maine
This summer, the state of Maine launched a research program to learn more about the whereabouts of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of Maine. The findings could be critical for the future of the state's lobster industry — and in the race to preserve the critically endangered population. -
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.”
