/news/environment Environment en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:15:00 GMT /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 ���ϳԹ��� 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 ���ϳԹ���. 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 /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-27/a-tribute-to-the-proud-and-peaceful-pigeon This hour, everything you ever wanted to know about pigeons but were afraid to ask. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:35 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-27/a-tribute-to-the-proud-and-peaceful-pigeon Betsy Kaplan /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-21/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-todays-show-is-not-about-tapirs To celebrate the show’s 15th anniversary, an episode we did for its 10th anniversary. After thousands of shows, each about some something, a show NOT about a specific something: tapirs. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:00:25 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-21/from-the-bad-ideas-dept-todays-show-is-not-about-tapirs Jonathan McNicol /show/where-we-live/2025-03-20/daylight-saving-time-who-needs-it Daylight Saving Time can disrupt our schedules beyond causing us to lose one hour of sleep. This hour, the history of Daylight Saving Time and efforts to eliminate it. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT /show/where-we-live/2025-03-20/daylight-saving-time-who-needs-it Tess Terrible, Catherine Shen /news/2025-03-18/pollution-like-covid-doesnt-know-any-state-borders-ct-leaders-react-to-proposed-epa-rollbacks EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin said last week that the move to cut over 30 regulations at the agency would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs and hidden ‘taxes’ on U.S. families.” ���ϳԹ��� officials and environmentalists disagreed. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:54:16 GMT /news/2025-03-18/pollution-like-covid-doesnt-know-any-state-borders-ct-leaders-react-to-proposed-epa-rollbacks Michayla Savitt /news/2025-03-18/ct-bill-would-ban-gas-powered-leaf-blowers Use of the machines would be outlawed starting in 2029. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:52:29 GMT /news/2025-03-18/ct-bill-would-ban-gas-powered-leaf-blowers Chris Polansky /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-05/the-secret-lives-of-numbers This hour, a look at the anthropological, psychological, and linguistical ramifications of the concept of numbers. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:00:21 GMT /show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2025-03-05/the-secret-lives-of-numbers Jonathan McNicol /news/2025-02-28/ct-again-considering-making-right-to-a-healthy-environment-part-of-state-constitution The General Assembly is considering a bill that could give ���ϳԹ��� citizens legal protections to “clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems and environment and a safe and stable climate” that advocates say comes at a crucial time. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:04:30 GMT /news/2025-02-28/ct-again-considering-making-right-to-a-healthy-environment-part-of-state-constitution Michayla Savitt