The bill would establish a 40-person group to examine how to prepare CT for more electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure.
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Effort for better air quality in CT schools gets bipartisan support
A CT working group is pushing for passage of a bill this legislative session to continue addressing bad air quality in schools.
Statewide protests call on CT legislators to boost childcare support
Childcare workers, families and children rallied around CT Wednesday to demand that lawmakers approve more funding to buoy the sector.
Early voting for CT presidential primary is underway
Early voting kicked off in CT on Tuesday for the first time ever, with voters able to head to designated polling spots across the state.
Move to expand CT’s sick day law gets committee approval
Connecticut lawmakers have advanced legislation seeking to expand the state’s paid sick day law to include all employees in the state.
New CT bill could curtail authority of local school boards to ban books
As book ban challenges grow nationally, CT is considering a proposal limiting local school boards’ authority to keep materials off shelves.
Bacteria levels up in some private CT wells following summer of extreme rain
One often unnoticed consequence of the torrential rains CT experienced this summer — private wells are getting contaminated with bacteria.
Methane emissions from landfilled food are going up in the US. How is CT trying to change?
Connecticut has worked to divert food from landfills by setting up more than a dozen pilot programs to recycle food waste in cities and towns.
Southern New England is seeing the fastest snow cover decline in North America
Southern New England is losing its snow cover at one of the fastest rates in the world, according to a new study.
After a fire more than a year ago, CT’s electric buses are now back on the road
DOT officials say the entire CTtransit electric bus fleet has been upgraded, and each operating bus has been thoroughly inspected and tested.
Drought conditions are already starting in CT despite rains earlier this week
Data released Thursday shows much of Connecticut is experiencing low-level drought conditions, even after rain flooded parts of the state this week.
New program will help Connecticut homes be more energy efficient. Some say it’s just a start
Income-eligible CT residents who were rejected from insulating their home due to mold or asbestos may have a second chance.
Climate change will worsen CT kids’ asthma and overall health, EPA report says
Under 4 degrees Celsius of warming, CT kids could suffer some of the highest rates of asthma-related emergency room visits in the nation, the EPA found.
Air quality report shows CT still suffers from out-of-state pollution
The Hartford area is among the nation’s 25 most ozone-polluted cities, and Fairfield County got a failing grade for its air ozone levels.
Connecticut saw fewer toxic chemical releases in 2021, following national trend
New Haven and Hartford counties accounted for well over half of the facilities releasing chemicals in CT, according to the EPA.

