CT Efforts to Promote Electric Vehicles Ranked 13th in US in New Report
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Winsted Water Works Earns Place on National Historic Register
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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 MoreMayors of West Hartford & Hartford Recognized by Colleagues for Climate Initiatives
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The 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 MoreLong Island Sound's Plum Island May Yet Be Saved, Environmentalists Hail Congressional Action After Decade of Advocacy
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For 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 MoreCT's Multi-State Pact to Limit Emissions Is Good News for Biden Environmental Team
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For 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 More2020 Long Island Sound Report Card Shows Some Progress, Some Surprises, Continuing Challenges
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Save 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 MoreUConn’s Avery Point Marine Sciences Building to be Renamed Honoring Lowell Weicker
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The 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 MoreConnecticut Ranks #5 in Offshore Wind Power Development, Aerospace
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The 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 MoreThe Return of Plastic Bottle Recycling in Connecticut Ahead of Other States
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Connecticut 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 MoreFive CT Communities, Led by Shelton, to Receive Federal Funds for Brownfield Remediation
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The 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.
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