Green gains

By Sabrina Garone

Published July 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT

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New York environmental advocates assess this year’s wins and losses. Our region’s AGs look to crack down on spam calls. A handful of Connecticut beaches are closed for swimming due to high bacteria levels. Plus, Broadway comes to Norwalk!

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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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