Clare Secrist

A bipartisan group has urged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to electrify the Port Jefferson branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The railway currently runs on diesel.

The Park City Wind project would not be visible from the shoreline in Connecticut, but it could bring close to $900 million in economic development and provide energy cost savings to Connecticut ratepayers. Officials said construction will likely start in 2024.

A Yale University alumni reunion over the weekend turned into a protest against classmate and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh over his position on abortion rights.

Across the East Coast, federally recognized tribes have been offered free beach permits for tribal members. Now, the Shinnecock Indian Nation is asking the Village of Southampton to follow suit.

Over the last decade, data from the Federal Rail Administration show the number of railway incidents — the federal agency identifies these as casualties — in Connecticut over the last decade are declining, but pedestrian collisions are on the rise.

The legislation codifies the state’s goal of eliminating carbon emissions from the electricity grid by 2040 and expanding existing renewable energy programs. Governor Ned Lamont wants to reduce the state’s contribution to climate change and increase the use of clean energy in Connecticut.

Members of Congress called on President Biden on Monday as well to invoke the Defense Production Act to urgently address the baby formula shortage, which was last used to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.

Renee Dominguez announced she will retire on Saturday following a judge’s order to resign because she has held the interim job for too long and failed to gain approval by the city’s Board of Alders.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants to add $3.2 billion to the National Drug Control program. This will bring the total funding to $42.5 billion to help reduce opioid overdoses in vulnerable communities, including Long Island.

The report found that New Yorkers who are Black, Indigenous and people of color were disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic due to an unequal ability to access affordable health care.