The historic district encompasses approximately 210 acres of upland and water bodies in the Mad River watershed of northwestern Connecticut and includes three stone and earth dams, two earth dikes, an earth and granite canal aqueduct, a tunnel aqueduct, and two artificial reservoirs constructed from 1893 to 1895.
Read MoreThe award program demonstrates how cities of all sizes across the country - including recipients West Hartford and Hartford - are dealing with the effects of climate change and the impact mayors are having on protecting the environment for future generations, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which presents the annual recognition.
Read MoreFor environmentalists, passage by Congress this week of a federal budget package included, significantly, a long-sought repeal of a planned auction of Plum Island, in Long Island Sound. The action, ardently advocated for nearly a decade by scores of organizations and members of Congress across the region, opens a path “for permanent protection of this unique place and its critical habitats, endangered wildlife, and cultural history.”
Read MoreFor leading members of the incoming Biden administration’s environmental team, Monday’s announcement from states in which they’ve spend portions of their lives and careers had to be good news.
Read MoreSave the Sound, a regional nonprofit, released results of its “2020 Long Island Sound Report Card,” revealing surprising results, raising concern about the current ecological health of local bays and their resilience in the face of warming trends and ongoing pollution from Sound communities.
Read MoreThe Marine Sciences Building at the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus on the Connecticut shoreline will be renamed to honor former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker Jr.
Read MoreThe annual rankings in a range of business development categories are in, and Connecticut is ranked in the top10 in two of nearly a dozen categories. The state ranked #5 among the leaders in aerospace, a traditional strength, and also at #5 in offshore wind power development, as that field gained significant traction in 2019.
Read MoreConnecticut became the first state in the U.S. to re-start container deposit programs after suspending operations upon the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March. Container deposit programs got underway in mid-May to solid reviews, following their COVID-19 downtime.
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected five grantees in the state of Connecticut to receive $2.3 million for six projects to assess and clean up contaminated properties under the agency's Brownfields Program.
Read MoreAs we all long for a time when we can once again traverse the state, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has issued its Electric Vehicle Roadmap for Connecticut (EV Roadmap). It is described as a comprehensive strategy for achieving widespread deployment of electric vehicles in the state.
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