Patrick Skahill
Patrick Skahill is a reporter at WNPR. He covers science and the environment. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of WNPR's The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Patrick's reporting has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He can be reached by phone at 860-275-7297 or by email: pskahill@ctpublic.org.
-
Farms along the Connecticut River are experiencing losses from flooding this week. Some farmers who were just days away from harvest now face the prospect of entire crops ruined by contaminated water.
-
Connecticut’s drought conditions are expected to persist over the next couple of weeks, thanks in part to a week of mostly dry weather across New England. -
High costs and a slow-to-start incentive program mean Connecticut consumers and batteries need time to connect. -
Two million barrels of heating oil and gasoline are stored in tanks scattered across the northeast, from New Jersey to Maine. -
On the hunt for alewives and blueback herring, two small fish in Connecticut that are hugely important. -
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes asked Pentagon officials to help reduce 'speculation and conspiracy theories' around UFOs. -
Officials at regional grid operator ISO New England said energy demand fell to its lowest point ever on Sunday, May 1. -
The settlement directs the utility to credit $2.7 million toward unpaid customer bills. -
State officials say they’re using less water and spending less money on power and gasoline. -
Food waste creates costly greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling it can help.
