A regional environmental clean-up effort in communities across Connecticut gets underway this month, hosted by Save the Sound and part of Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. The list of participating communities is lengthy, and growing.
Read MorePlans are proceeding for the 29th annual Source to Sea Cleanup – with the goal of removing as much trash as possible from local waterways, riverbanks, and communities across the 410-mile Connecticut River watershed across New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) has launched a new online tool that will enable a more transparent and efficient siting and permitting process for large-scale renewable energy projects.
Read MoreWhen it comes to disaster preparedness, Connecticut is doing better than half the states. And doing worse than half the states, according to newly released data and analysis.
Read MoreSince its launch a decade ago, the Bye Bye Mattress program has meant over 1.7 million mattresses have been recycled in Connecticut, successfully diverting more than 30,000 tons of foam, fiber, steel, and wood from the state’s waste stream.
Read MoreA new report found Connecticut is building up its school-based mental health services but faces workforce challenges.
Read MoreThe Hartford-East Hartford metro area was named 28th most polluted in the nation for ozone pollution and 2nd worst in the Northeast, according to the American Lung Association’s 2024 “State of the Air” report.
Read MoreWith Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, just weeks away, the Connecticut River Conservancy has issued its annual report of the milestones reached and work accomplished during 2024.
Read MoreConnecticut has the most tree cover in urban areas in the U.S. – 6.1 times more than North Dakota, which has the least tree cover. That is among the findings in a recently released analysis by the non-profit organization SmileHub on the Best States for Sustainable Development in 2025.
Read MoreIn recognition of National Radon Action Month which takes place in January, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) urges Connecticut residents to test their homes for radon gas, the leading environmental cause of cancer deaths.
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