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Connecticut has made progress in lowering greenhouse gas emissions, but has a long way to go. A report says the Long Island Power Authority becoming a public entity would improve affordability. Officials wait to schedule a new lottery round for recreational cannabis retailers in Connecticut. And the important role that salt marshes play in combating climate change.

Commentator David Bouchier wonders why so many people are angry about so many things.

New York lawmakers approved a fifth spending extender to keep the state running until Friday. Advocates march in support of an Aid in Dying measure in New York. The West Haven Fire District gets a huge federal grant. And Bridgeport is building a new high school, but the property is in a flood zone.

In the latest installment of his nail-biting spy series, Dr. William Maz takes readers to Bucharest during the 1990s when the oligarchs seized power over a vulnerable Romania. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

Connecticut has started the process to redesign Seaside State Park in Waterford, the location of a former sanatorium. Proposed budget cuts for Connecticut colleges could mean tuition hikes and layoffs. A training center on Governors Island will prepare workers for green jobs. And Connecticut lawmakers are considering major bail reform.

The Full Story takes a deep dive into the new green bills and laws going into effect in our region that could transform environmental policy in both states

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Andrew Brown to discuss his article, “CT’s public water systems may soon need to treat for PFAS,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Governor Ned Lamont is assuring Connecticut residents of continued access to mifepristone. Officials say an alleged bitcoin mining operation on Suffolk County computers had been going on for years. Connecticut’s board of pardons and paroles has a new chair. And new technology will help the state monitor PFAS chemicals in drinking water.

Stony Brook University scientists find 17 Long Island water bodies fall below the state’s oxygen standard. Lawmakers call for the FDA to lower the price of Narcan. The FBI could soon investigate a string of fake threats against Long Island schools. And New York is still without a chief judge.

A new company looks to promote Indigenous perspectives on hunting, farming and cooking. A report finds our region's air quality has made an improvement. An investigation into last year’s cyber attack on Suffolk County is now complete. And New York will create a stockpile of misoprostol.