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Empire Wind back on track

By Sabrina Garone
Published May 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM EDT
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The offshore wind turbine farm, Revolution Wind, will generate a total of 700 megawatts for Connecticut and Rhode Island.
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The offshore wind turbine farm, Revolution Wind, will generate a total of 700 megawatts for Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Empire Wind is back on track. The first selectman from Bethany, Connecticut resigns amid a child sex abuse scandal. A look at the unofficial kick-off to Long Island summer. Plus, Connecticut lawmakers have three weeks to pass a biennial budget.

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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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