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Waste management goals

By Sabrina Garone
Published March 16, 2023 at 3:25 PM EDT
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Environmental officials have released a proposal to set new goals for waste management on Long Island. Connecticut Republicans want more transparency on COVID-19 spending. Sag Harbor schools look for millions to put towards a new athletic field. And meet the Mashantucket woman leading her tribe in economic growth.

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Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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