As the number of battery-driven technologies continue to increase to keep the multitude of electronic devices charged, so too has the threat of lethal battery fires, raising concerns in Connecticut and beyond. A local company’s innovation aims to increase safety.
Read MoreConnecticut Attorney General William Tong led 16 State Attorney’s General in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to use the full extent of their authority to protect public health and the safety of our oceans from pervasive plastic microfiber pollution.
Read MoreWith Mother’s Day less than a week away, newly released data puts Connecticut amongst the nation’s best state for Working Moms, ranking third, just behind Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Read MoreMore than half of the nation’s citizen, voting-age population voted in 2022 — the second highest turnout for a congressional election in two decades, according to data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read MoreYale New Haven Hospital, Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center in Hartford, Griffin Hospital in Derby, John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington and Hartford Hospital have been ranked among the best in the United States in this year’s World’s Best Hospitals, as ranked by Newsweek and Statista.
Read MoreNorwalk ACTS recently released its newest Norwalk Data Dashboard—a comprehensive dashboard with targeted sections, various data sources, and data visualizations providing residents with a wealth of information about their community, at their fingertips.
Read MoreAccording to the the latest research, Americans of all ages and backgrounds contributed countless hours to their communities through formal and informal volunteerism between 2020 and 2021 during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 51 percent of Americans, or 124.7 million people, informally helped friends, neighbors, or community members at least once a month. Connecticut was at or above the national average in key categories.
Read MoreMore than a dozen of the nation’s Attorneys General – including Connecticut’s William Tong – are stepping up efforts against Kia and Hyundai following the companies’ “continued failure to take adequate steps to address the alarming rate of theft of their vehicles.” Overall, the number of auto thefts in Connecticut increased from 5,944 in 2019 to 7,771 in 2021.
Read MoreWhen community members from Greater Hartford gathered to delve into healthcare access, equity, and innovation in Connecticut this week in a program offered by the MetroHartford Alliance and the Connecticut health Council, the data and information offered to provide the basis for the conversation pointed out the stark disparities that characterize the region.
Read MoreHigh rankings have bookended this academic year at Quinnipiac University. Just weeks after the Fall Semester began, Quinnipiac learned it was ranked #3 in the nation for military service members and veterans, and in recent weeks, with the Spring Semester coming to a close, the university’s men’s ice hockey team won its first-ever national championship..
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