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Protecting from pesticides

By Sabrina Garone
Published December 5, 2024 at 4:35 PM EST
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A group of cormorants at Morningside Beach. — Milford, Conn.
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A group of cormorants at Morningside Beach. — Milford, Conn.

The Connecticut Audubon Society calls for limits to pesticide use to protect birds. State grants will help clean up Connecticut’s blighted properties. A handful of public housing complexes on Long Island contain so-called “life-threatening” hazards. An unpopular move by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to cap anesthesiology coverage will not affect Connecticut. Plus, America’s 250th birthday is still two years away, but there are already plans to throw her a big party!

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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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