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Rethinking 'Mount Trashmore'

By Sabrina Garone
Published August 2, 2023 at 5:41 PM EDT
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Excited students dump buckets of soil on their new school garden beds and present their findings.
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Children get their hands dirty in a community garden.

A new project will convert a former illegal dumpsite in Bridgeport into a garden. Almost 30% of New York’s electricity now comes from renewable energy sources. Connecticut calls on ISO New England to focus more on environmental justice. And a conversation with actress and now director, Joanna Gleason.

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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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