Climate Change
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The court decided that the federal Environmental Protection Agency lacks the authority to strictly regulate carbon emissions from power plants.
Health
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's administration said racial equity remains a priority when it comes to vaccinations, but critics say more accountability is needed.
Regional news
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People experiencing a mental health crisis will soon have a faster way to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. -
Nancy Eve Cohen/NEPMDavid Gillham's new novel, "Shadows of Berlin," tells the story of a Holocaust survivor who is working through the trauma she endured in Germany while she builds a new life in New York.
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Creative commons/unsplash.com/Hush Naidoo JadeDr. Laura Westafer, an ER doctor at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, said there is limited data on the transgender and nonbinary community in the medical field.
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Todd Bookman/NHPR/The law enforcement effort comes as opioid overdose rates are again spiking in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
House Jan. 6 Committee Hearings
Shire Breu-Hous creates craft brews in Dalton’s historic Stationery Factory
El Puerto Rico
Commentary
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June 23 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, federal legislation that requires gender equity in education, including sports. Commentator Martha Ackmann reflects on the legacy of that landmark ruling, and one woman who changed the game.
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2.4 million New Englanders are predicted to travel by car for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. -
After COVID-19 precautions and protocols limited attendance at Fourth of July events in Connecticut the last two years, towns and cities across the state are ready to celebrate with large crowds in 2022.
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Many transgender and nonbinary people say they feel left out of the conversation on abortion access and reproductive rights.
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The veterans medical center in Leeds, Massachusetts, had been recommended for closure in a March federal report, sparking anxiety and protests.
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The civil lawsuit was one of the last tied to former Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General Anne Kaczmarek's disputed handling of the case against disgraced ex-chemist Sonja Farak.
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Trinity Health Of New England, which oversees Mercy, is also making the online breastfeeding support available at two other hospitals in Hartford and Waterbury, Connecticut.
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National & World News
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A gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his own life on Saturday in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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