The New England News Collaborative is telling stories of our connected and rapidly changing region.
The NENC is a 9-station consortium of public media newsrooms reporting stories that are shared and broadcast across New England. Our multimedia coverage delves into climate change and clean energy; racial inequality and immigration; and the impacts of the pandemic on people, businesses and schools in the region.
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There are days when the demand for electricity falls at midday and then rises through the evening and into the night. Grid operator, ISO New England, points out that when you look at charts of those days, it sort of looks like the profile of a duck. So, they call these days "duck curve days." -
There are nearly 900 confirmed cases of the measles across the United States. The high count is "an anomaly" according to officials. -
In the Northeast Kingdom town of Island Pond, one primary care doctor has been taking care of the community for more than 30 years. We’re going to join him for the day as he sees his patients and reflects on his career. -
There is growing concern in Maine and nationwide about the use of AI to manipulate videos or audio to harm political candidates or influence voters. -
Federal immigration officials have restored the legal status of 13 UMass Amherst international students. Earlier this month they were told they had to leave the country. -
Some state DMV offices will open this Saturday to help meet a last minute rush before new identification rules for traveling go into effect on May 7. -
Most of a multi-year, $1 million federal grant to address asthma in western Massachusetts was terminated on Friday, effective immediately, according to the Healey administration. -
Catholics around the world await the naming of the next leader of the Catholic church following the death Monday of Pope Francis. At St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Mass., several parishioners spoke fondly of him and what they hope in the next supreme pontiff. -
Immigration attorneys and activists get creative with Know Your Rights trainings, as they say residents need to know when their rights might be violated and how to prove it. -
As New England warms, snowshoe hares are increasingly finding themselves the wrong color for camouflaging with their environment. New England scientists are looking at some promising ways to help.
