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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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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.
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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.
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Eversource, UI say CT officials exceeded authority with 2025 energy bill
Eversource and UI sued CT officials, accusing them of trying to impede the federal government’s regulation of interstate transmission.
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Regional Water Authority closes $2.4 billion purchase of Aquarion
The South-Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, or RWA, formally closed a deal to purchase Aquarion from Eversource.
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Hartford’s Batterson Park reopens following years of neglect
The park reopened for the first time in more than a decade following an extensive $10 million revitalization effort.
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Sewer improvements working in Hartford’s North End, leaders say
Officials gathered in Hartford’s North End to celebrate the results of a $170 million pilot program to tackle chronic issues with flooding.
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Republican qualifies for primary ballot against anti-LGBTQ candidate
Jadon MacCormack, a GOP candidate for state House who rebuffed calls to step aside over his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, will face a primary.
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Josh Elliott wants towns to be allowed to take over their utilities
Gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Josh Elliott wants to allow towns to take over portions of the electric grid and operate them as public utilities.
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Lamont: Utilities need to ‘earn’ right to operate in CT
The governor proposed reforms targeting excess profits and requiring utilities to periodically seek permission to maintain their monopolies.
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Advocates ramp up pressure on Lamont to reject pipelines, citing economic data
A new report commissioned by CT League of Conservation Voters argues that natural gas expansion hasn’t yielded much benefit for what it costs.
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Former Bridgeport munitions testing site redeveloped as urban forest
During the cleanup effort, workers removed of nearly 5,000 pieces of bullet shells and other munitions from Lake Success.
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DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes to step down after eight years
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes will step down after nearly eight years leading the agency.