The bipartisan infrastructure bill, downsized though it was, finally made it through Congress, and President Joe Biden signed it on Nov. 15, 2021. It provided a cascade of funding to states, some ...

The likelihood that PFAS is leaching out of old, closed landfills around Connecticut and into groundwater and drinking water sources is an ongoing nightmare for state environmental and health ...

The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters has scored the state's lawmakers on environmental issues, based on their votes in the 2023 legislative session. The nonpartisan nonprofit has released ...

Sound pollution problems go far beyond Connecticut April 20, 2012 In 1965, Katharine Hepburn, Connecticut's First Lady of Stage and Screen, called the Connecticut River "the world's most ...

Tackling environmental issues requires challenging other industries which promote fossil fuels. Senate Bill 1115 is one such move to challenge another industry, in this case, the insurance companies.

Squantz Pond Park in New Fairfield was closed as of 9:50 a.m. Saturday after the parking lot reached capacity, according to ...

Known as the Connecticut Equity and Environmental Justice Advisory Council, members will be responsible for advising DEEP on issues related to environmental injustice.

At a May presentation of the tool to the Connecticut Equity and Environmental Justice Advisory Council, some environmental justice advocates expressed skepticism as to whether state agencies and ...

"In 1971, the General Assembly passed HB 5037. The act, PA 71-96, is commonly known as the Environmental Protection Act is codified at CGS § 22a-14 to 19, and 20.

In the late 1960s I had a summer job at a paper box mill in Montville. The mill was on a creek, which fed a pond. One day as I went to work, I couldn’t help but notice that the pond was bright ...

Connecticut Passed an Environmental Justice Law 12 Years Ago, ... The bill also expands the list of issues addressed in these mitigation plans to consider health impacts on residents.

[Hot Topic] Employer Liability Issues [Hot Topic] Environmental, Social & Governance [Ongoing] Read Latest SCOTUS Analysis, ... 2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 1.