/news/environment Environment en-US Copyright Thu, 29 May 2025 21:42:59 GMT /news/2025-05-29/norwalk-debuts-tree-planting-pilot-program-to-help-the-climate-and-job-seekers The program is being run with help from Keep America Beautiful, a conservation advocacy group located in Stamford, and Open Doors, which operates a homeless shelter in Norwalk. Thu, 29 May 2025 21:42:59 GMT /news/2025-05-29/norwalk-debuts-tree-planting-pilot-program-to-help-the-climate-and-job-seekers Eddy Martinez /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-29/the-humble-fly This hour, it’s our tribute to flies. Plus a look at David Cronenberg’s 1986 remake of, you guessed it: ‘The Fly.’ Thu, 29 May 2025 17:00:34 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-05-29/the-humble-fly Jonathan McNicol /news/2025-05-27/looking-to-fight-grubs-in-your-yard-plant-a-peony-uconn-entomologist-says A tiny wasp that kills lawn grubs benefits from the peony plant. Tue, 27 May 2025 16:05:54 GMT /news/2025-05-27/looking-to-fight-grubs-in-your-yard-plant-a-peony-uconn-entomologist-says Jennifer Ahrens /show/where-we-live/2025-05-27/scientists-are-using-ai-technology-to-speak-whale An update on how New England’s North Atlantic right whale and the Arctic’s beluga whale populations are faring. Plus, scientists are using AI technology to learn the language of �ڹϳ�����’s state animal: the sperm whale. Tue, 27 May 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-05-27/scientists-are-using-ai-technology-to-speak-whale Chloe Wynne, Catherine Shen /2025-05-22/watch-healing-in-nature-with-new-havens-teen-beekeepers The Huneebee Project in �ڹϳ����� trains teenagers to be beekeepers. �ڹϳ�����'s newest Mini Doc details how the teens learn skills to take to other jobs and work through hardship and trauma amid the therapeutic setting of a beehive. Thu, 22 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT /2025-05-22/watch-healing-in-nature-with-new-havens-teen-beekeepers Ryan Caron King /news/2025-05-19/come-along-for-a-hike-and-hear-how-one-woman-is-helping-ct-kids-connect-with-nature Sarah O’Hare is author of the newly-published “Hiking With Kids �ڹϳ�����: 45 Great Hikes for Families.” Mon, 19 May 2025 16:18:50 GMT /news/2025-05-19/come-along-for-a-hike-and-hear-how-one-woman-is-helping-ct-kids-connect-with-nature Sujata Srinivasan /news/2025-05-05/ticks-connecticut-science-research-funding The Active Tick Surveillance Program began in 2019 to better understand where ticks are, the dangers they pose to people and how invasive tick populations are spreading. Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/ticks-connecticut-science-research-funding Michayla Savitt /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-23/on-earth-week-we-examine-local-climate-policy-in-connecticut Can local lawmakers improve energy infrastructure and save ratepayers money? Plus, the bears are back–outta hibernation. How are state environmental officials reacting? Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-23/on-earth-week-we-examine-local-climate-policy-in-connecticut Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne /show/where-we-live/2025-04-22/the-mass-appeal-of-black-holes-plus-local-astronomical-societies-on-connecting-through-the-cosmos Black holes have fascinated scientists for generations, but there is still so much we don’t know about them. Today, Yale astrophysicist Priya Natarajan joins us to talk about her research into the depths of black holes. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-04-22/the-mass-appeal-of-black-holes-plus-local-astronomical-societies-on-connecting-through-the-cosmos Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /show/where-we-live/2025-04-21/the-state-of-shellfish-climate-impacts-on-new-englands-coast New England’s coastal culture is built on shellfish. But rising temperatures and shifting ocean conditions threaten that tradition. This hour, how the shellfish industry is adapting. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-04-21/the-state-of-shellfish-climate-impacts-on-new-englands-coast Chloe Wynne, Catherine Shen /news/2025-04-18/ct-invests-7-5-million-more-for-waste-diversion-amid-trash-crisis Reducing food waste is a small piece of a large puzzle: slowing down climate change. It's also part of how �ڹϳ����� is approaching a looming waste crisis. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:38:19 GMT /news/2025-04-18/ct-invests-7-5-million-more-for-waste-diversion-amid-trash-crisis Michayla Savitt /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-09/a-public-health-shakeup-covid-funding-cuts-strip-states-of-essential-resources State officials are sounding the alarm after the federal government cut $150 million dollars in public health grants. This hour looks at what that means for tracking diseases, childhood vaccinations, and more in �ڹϳ�����. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /show/the-wheelhouse/2025-04-09/a-public-health-shakeup-covid-funding-cuts-strip-states-of-essential-resources Frankie Graziano, Chloe Wynne