environment

One of our region’s most recognizable birds, the American Robin, hangs out along forest edges and open clearings looking for worms. Look for them around dawn and dusk when they’re most active.

On Long Island, advocates for the environment and green jobs gathered Monday to celebrate South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the U.S.

Bird populations have declined at an alarming rate in recent decades, but there’s still reason for optimism, according to ornithologist and author Scott Weidensaul. His new book highlights conservation success stories and their implications for the future. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with him to learn more.

On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.

The idea behind the trend is simple: save some cash, and reduce the use of fossil fuels.

North America’s largest swallow, and one of its most graceful flyers — it’s the Purple Martin.

Bold, bright, and built for the shoreline — that bill is specially adapted to pry open shellfish exposed by receding waves.

Connecticut is spending $1.5 million to boost the purchase of locally grown food by food pantries across the state.

The Connecticut House has passed a bill aimed at fixing a problem with its new tire stewardship program, which launched last month.

In a new National Geographic docuseries, viewers get a look inside a bee hive. The series is called Secrets of the Bees — and since there's nobody we know who loves bees more than entomologist Sammy Ramsey, we brought him on the show to share some of these secrets.