environment

New data reveals alarming disparities in New Haven’s air quality, with low-income neighborhoods facing the worst pollution from highways, industry, and wildfire smoke. As levels spike, residents and advocates push for environmental justice and cleaner air for all.

The American bullfrog is massive — "maybe the size of a grapefruit in your hand," says Woodruff. "And they will literally just feed on anything that fits into their mouth."

The state’s Agricultural Experiment Station, led by Dr. Sara Nason, has launched a new, free PFAS soil analysis program.

Connecticut is home to eight species of owl, all of which face many human-related challenges. Local conservation efforts, including rehabilitation, are helping to protect these elusive birds of prey.

Thanks to volunteers, Brookside Preserve in Nassau County may soon welcome new residents: bats. Ten wooden bat boxes have been installed, and WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Chris McBride of the new Eco Rotary of Nassau County to learn more.

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields.

A group of Connecticut medical professionals says they want state lawmakers to act on climate change in the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of federal environmental regulations.

If the longer days have you itching to get out in the garden, consider adding native plants to your landscape design this year, as experts say it's the best way to support your local ecosystem and maintain biodiversity. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Maggie Muzante, lead nursery manager at the Long Island Native Plant Initiative in Brentwood, to learn more.

Butterflies of all kinds of species, in all parts of the country, have declined by one to two percent per year since 2000.

Environmentalists are excited to see the natural expansion of eastern coyotes to Long Island, where apex predators have been practically nonexistent for the past 150 years. To learn more, WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Frank Quevedo, a naturalist and director of the South Fork Natural History Museum.