Connecticut Has Nation's Highest Energy Costs, Analysis Finds
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This will probably not come as a surprise to anyone who has paid a bill recently. Connecticut is the nation’s most energy-expensive state.
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Legislature Acts to Protect Communities from Water Pollution and Climate Impacts, Amidst Mixed Results in 2021 Session
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There was good news aplenty for Connecticut’s environment as this year’s legislature approved multiple bills protecting communities from water pollution and adverse climate impacts. There was also disappointment.
Read MoreGood News for Summer: 13% Increase in the Number of Long Island Sound Beaches Recording Excellent Water Quality
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As we head into the summer season, the number of Long Island beaches reporting excellent water quality is 13% higher than previous years, based on data released this month by nonprofit Save the Sound in the organization’s 2021 Long Island Sound Beach Report.
Read MorePerhaps a Second Bite at the Apple for Transportation and Climate Initiative Program
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with the legislature promising to return to the State Capitol later this month to convene a Special Session to take care of some unfinished business from the regular 2021 session that concluded on June 9, efforts are intensifying to put back on the agenda an item that didn’t make the cut in the final days earlier this month - the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
Read MoreStudents, STEM Professionals Honored by Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
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Connecticut’s most talented young scientists and engineers were honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) at its 46th Annual Meeting last week, part of a virtual program that recognized 32 newly elected 2021 members of the Academy, along with 36 members elected in 2020.
Read MoreCommemorative License Plates Raise Funds for Causes, Organizations Across Connecticut
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Connecticut state law establishes special license plates commemorating people, organizations, and causes in a variety of different categories. These plates bear distinct designs or logos and typically carry additional fees, and can be seen on vehicles throughout the state.
Read MoreRiverfront Recapture Expands Geography with New Land Purchase on Hartford-Windsor Line
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RIverfront Recapture has purchased 60 acres of riverfront land on the Hartford-Windsor town line to build a new community park. The acquisition will allow Riverfront Recapture to complete a regional trail connection between the Hartford and Windsor, and will complete a seven-mile multi-use public transportation system extending from South Windsor to Hartford with connections to East Hartford and Glastonbury.
Read MoreConnecticut Invention Convention Names New Leader; Prep Underway for 2021 Event
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STEM educator Christine Lawlor-King has been named the new executive director of the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), the nation’s oldest and largest continuously operating invention education program for student inventors. For 2021, student invention applications are now being judged over a period of several weeks via a virtual portal system. A virtual "award ceremony" will take place on May 23 at 6pm, via YouTube and Facebook.
Read MoreGlobal Owner of Poland Spring, Consumer Water Products Re-brands in Stamford
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t’s all in the name – and the water. The company formerly known as Nestlé Waters North America, headquartered in Stamford and best known for its portfolio of water brands for healthy hydration, has begun operating under a new corporate name, BlueTriton Brands.
Read More775,000+ Mattresses Recycled in Five Years of Connecticut's First-in-the-Nation Program
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Mattress recycling in Connecticut passed a milestone in the midst of the pandemic, as the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) completed its fifth year of operations. Since 2015, more than three quarters of a million mattresses have been collected in Connecticut and over 13,000 tons of materials recycled.
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