Wright Investors Service Holdings conducted a drawdown of the pond after it found the dam it owns was leaking. CT wants the company to fix it.
John Moritz
John covers energy and the environment for CT Mirror, a beat that has taken him from wind farms off the coast of Block Island to foraging for mushrooms in the Litchfield Hills and many places in between. Prior to joining CT Mirror, he was a statewide reporter for the Hearst Connecticut Media Group and before that, he covered politics for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock. A native of Norwalk, John earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Temple University.
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A Roxbury couple welcomed hikers, for a fee. The town said, ‘No.’
The couple threatened legal action against Roxbury after being told zoning rules prohibit them from opening their 50-acre property to hikers.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT officials fear Dominion-NextEra merger could raise electric costs
The proposed merger between NextEra and Dominion would create the world’s largest regulated electric utility. CT has concerns.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Changes to regional cap-and-trade program could affect CT. What to know
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a partnership between 11 states to restrict CO2 emissions by power plants. Its goals are being updated.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Revolution Wind project on track for completion this year, developer says
The project is more than 95% complete. Once finished, it will have a peak capacity of 704 megawatts, enough to power roughly 350,000 homes.
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How many bears are there in CT? Here’s what it takes to find out.
A team of researchers led by Mississippi State University is fanning out across CT this summer to collect hair samples from resident bears.
Posted inPolitics
CT Gov. Ned Lamont defeats Josh Elliott in Democratic primary
Gov. Ned Lamont defeated liberal challenger Josh Elliott in a primary Tuesday that tested Democrats’ allegiance to a more moderate incumbent.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Opposition builds to redevelopment on Norwalk’s Manresa Island
An application for a special zoning district for Manresa Island raised concerns among neighbors who now want more vetting of the project.
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Regulators cut $500 million from Eversource’s storm cost recovery
CT regulators agreed to allow Eversource to recover about $500 million less than the amount the utility requested last year for storm costs.
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DEEP agrees to stricter enforcement for Brookfield pipeline project
Leaving the door open to final approval, regulators said they would review the application to increase capacity along the Iroquois Pipeline.
Posted inCrossing Connecticut
The story behind rows of unmarked stones at New Haven cemetery
Roughly 2,200 people are buried at Blake Street Cemetery, many in graves marked only with numbers. Researchers want to tell their stories.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
New CT law clarifies property tax payments for solar arrays
After several attempts, CT passed a bill last year with a new calculation for levying taxes on large solar arrays. It took effect this month.
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Conservation Law Foundation sues over Endangered Species Act rollback
A group of environmental organizations argued the Trump administration’s new ‘harm’ standard will threaten protected species — many in CT.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Fazio, Elliott criticize Lamont and Eversource on storm response
Josh Elliott and Ryan Fazio criticized the response to outages from the weekend storm. Eversource described its severity as “unforeseen.”
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Powerful July 4th storms may have broken CT record for largest hail
Hailstorms in Connecticut have become more frequent and widespread over the past 30 years — as have multi-day strings of hot days.