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Watching out for wetlands

By Sabrina Garone
Published April 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM EDT
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Silver Sands State Park — Milford, Conn.
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Silver Sands State Park — Milford, Conn.

A Connecticut bill would expand sick leave for private sector workers. New York could still eliminate the “100 foot rule” before the session ends. Eversource customers will see a rate hike this summer. And much of Connecticut’s development is built near vulnerable inland wetlands.

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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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