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Failing grades

By Sabrina Garone
Published April 19, 2023 at 4:40 PM EDT
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The smoke stacks at American Electric Power's Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, W.Va.
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The smoke stacks at American Electric Power's Mountaineer coal power plant in New Haven, W.Va.

Suffolk County and Fairfield County received failing air quality grades from the American Lung Association. Two Nassau detectives are among the first to be investigated under a new state-wide police unit. A Connecticut bill would look into the double-taxation of businesses on tribal territory. And spring marks the return of much of our region’s wildlife, including amphibians.

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Sabrina Garone
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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