Gov.-elect Dan Malloy made an unscheduled visit Wednesday to the year’s largest gathering of environmental policymakers and advocates, and told the crowd he would be “highly supportive of your goals, which are my goals.” Malloy arrived at the annual summit of  the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters just before noon. He walked to the front […]

The logic seems sound: If more of Connecticut’s goods were moved on freight trains instead of trucks, diesel fuel emissions would be reduced, traffic would be lighter, and the state would save money on highway widening and repairs. But in the last two rounds of federal transportation grants, all of the grants in Connecticut went […]

Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced on Thursday that the state would award almost $4.5 million in grants for projects to buy or protect coastal land, improve wetlands and river areas, and to help migrating fish reach many more miles of rivers. The money, awarded to several organizations, land trusts, and municipalities, comes from two sources: […]

The state enforcement action that led to nearly $269,000 in penalties against CVS began over a year ago with routine inspections at 10 of the chain’s stores. It ended with a consent order against 138 pharmacies found to have improperly dumped wastewater into sewers or septic systems. The violations involve all but two of the […]

Connecticut’s environmental watchdog panel says the state does not know how much open space or wildlife habitat it has and is relying on outdated data to make critical decisions about preservation or development. The state Council on Environmental Quality, in a draft of its legislative proposals for next year, says the Department of Environmental Protection […]

Doubts about climate change and anger over using market forces to cut greenhouse gas emissions may have killed proposed cap-and-trade legislation, Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Thursday, but he still plans to work with Democrats and a few Republicans on a smaller energy bill. During a phone conference with reporters Thursday, Lieberman said he was surprised […]

If you could measure the gubernatorial candidates’ personal passion levels on climate change, Tom Foley’s would be in the cooler hues, while Dan Malloy’s would fall in the fiery orange range. But when it comes to their main idea to address Connecticut’s changing climate and its measurable effects, both of them emphasize the same one: […]

In recent years, commuters crossing the Quinnipiac River on I-95 in New Haven have had more to distract them than veering out of exit-only lanes, avoiding potholes and dodging swarms of fellow drivers. Cranes and work crews visible from the infamous “Q Bridge” are evidence of a massive, $2.2 billion project to replace the old […]