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After All Things

Keeping the lights on

By Desiree D'Iorio
Published August 25, 2023 at 6:37 PM EDT
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The cost of electricity creeps upward in Connecticut. The Shinnecock tribal nation enters the conversation on offshore wind. A closer look at health outcomes for Connecticut’s Black population. And, Bridgeport gets its first National Historic Landmark.

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Desiree D'Iorio serves as the Long Island Bureau Chief for WSHU.
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