Miriam Wasser
Energy and Climate Reporter at WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
Energy and climate reporter for @WBUR, Boston's NPR news station Email: [email protected] | she/her
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1 day ago |
wbur.org | Miriam Wasser
Dozens of people arrested by federal immigration agents in Greater Boston are being held in an office building near the Burlington Mall, often for days at a time, in conditions lawyers described as "abysmal” and "unsanitary."The New England Regional Headquarters for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — more commonly known as the ICE field office in Burlington — is a squat, two-story office building in a sea of businesses and parking lots.
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4 days ago |
wbur.org | Miriam Wasser
While federal immigration officials touted the nearly 1,500 arrests they made in Massachusetts during May, three women whose husbands had been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement sat in front of a crowded room in an East Boston community center and described — at times through tears — what the experience has been like for their families. The event was part of a community roundtable event convened by Rep.
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5 days ago |
vermontpublic.org | Miriam Wasser
A popular program that helps low-income families pay for heating and cooling is on the chopping block. President Trump’s recently released discretionary budget calls for eliminating the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. While the administration argues the program isn’t necessary, supporters warn the loss could imperil billions of dollars in aid to states and harm the health and safety of some of the most vulnerable households in the country.
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1 week ago |
nhpr.org | Miriam Wasser
A popular program that helps low-income families pay for heating and cooling is on the chopping block. President Trump’s recently released discretionary budget calls for eliminating the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. While the administration argues the program isn’t necessary, supporters warn the loss could imperil billions of dollars in aid to states and harm the health and safety of some of the most vulnerable households in the country.
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1 week ago |
thepublicsradio.org | Miriam Wasser
A popular program that helps low-income families pay for heating and cooling is on the chopping block. President Trump’s recently released discretionary budget calls for eliminating the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. While the administration argues the program isn’t necessary, supporters warn the loss could imperil billions of dollars in aid to states and harm the health and safety of some of the most vulnerable households in the country.
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