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The Other Side of Roxham Road: Canada Grapples With Border Refugees

December 11, 2017

Washington D.C. has ended a temporary residency program for almost 60,000 Haitians allowed to legally enter the United States following an earthquake in 2010. The affected Haitians will have to leave the U.S. by 2019. The program has also been revoked for 2,000 Nicaraguans and it’s unclear if other groups, including 300,000 Salvadorans, will be allowed to remain.

 

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In Bid To Sell Wind Energy To MA, Bay State Wind To Hold Community Meetings

December 11, 2017

A company with plans to build an offshore wind farm in waters off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard is holding community meetings over the next week. The company, Bay State Wind, is one of three expected to bid for the chance to sell wind energy to Massachusetts.

 

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New Study Says Wood Pellets Are the Greenest Heat in New England

December 8, 2017

New research from the University of New Hampshire says the greenest way to heat your home this winter is a wood pellet stove.

 

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A Tougher 21st Century Elm Makes A Comeback

December 8, 2017

There are thousands of Elm Streets in America, but not many surviving elms, for which the streets were named. Starting in the mid-20th century, Dutch elm disease killed off millions.

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New England Researchers Race To Turn Seaweed Into Biofuel

December 8, 2017

For the last 10 years, scientists all over the world have been racing to figure out how to convert massive quantities of seaweed into biofuel. UConn Professor Charles Yarish is one of them. He’s spent his career studying seaweed, and he just got news that the federal government is going to fund one of his dream projects.

 

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Finding A Place To Live Is Main Concern For Many Puerto Rican Evacuees

December 8, 2017

Marlene Hernandez shuffled through winter coats with her cousin Kaliel Diaz at a hurricane relief center in Hartford. Diaz arrived from Puerto Rico with three other family members just days before. As the New England winter starts to set in, many families displaced by Maria have come to the center to get warmer clothing and other supplies. Hernandez said an even bigger concern is where the family will live, especially if more relatives arrive.

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Shootings Spark Conversation About Security In Houses Of Worship In New England

November 29, 2017

In recent weeks, we’ve seen gunmen target churches in Texas and California. These deadly incidents at houses of worship have sparked a conversation about church security among clergy in New England.

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Learning From The AIDS Housing Crisis

November 21, 2017

OPINION States struggling with the opioid crisis – and most particularly states in New England – could learn from the AIDS crisis – both what to and what not to do. Thirty years ago, people living with AIDS could easily find themselves kicked out of housing over misinformation about how the disease was spread. Out…

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With Christie Out, New Jersey Poised To Rejoin New England In Climate Pact

November 15, 2017

New Jersey’s Governor-elect Phil Murphy has vowed to “immediately” bring his state back into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI. It’s a move that could strengthen the pollution-fighting partnership.

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On New Hampshire’s Coast, Preparing for Future Storms with Grass, Sand and a Bit of Time

November 15, 2017

As New Hampshire’s coastline prepares for a world with rising seas and stronger storms, communities and homeowners have different options, none of them simple: seawalls, raised structures, a retreat from the shoreline.

But some scientists in New Hampshire are pitching a more natural approach. All it takes is a little grass and some time.

 

 

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