The federal government said this week it will invest nearly $7 million to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties across the state.
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New England once took salt marshes for granted. But the tides are changing
The Great Meadows Marsh in Stratford was treated as an ugly nuisance for years, but now it’s the focus of a $4 million restoration project.
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CT professor: Physicists entering a ‘new era of black hole research’
Fairfield University’s Pierre Christian is among a group of scientists researching black holes and theories of gravity.
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Connecticut’s trash future unclear after closure of processing plant
The imminent closure of a major trash plant in Hartford has set off urgent debate about the future of CT’s waste.
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State audit says $300K in MIRA contracts lack ‘a public bidding process’
Auditors took issue with two purchases tied to aging machinery at the plant which is used to generate power in times of critical grid demand.
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Operators of MIRA’s Hartford facility say plant could burn trash until 2023
A state-owned garbage incinerator was supposed to close by July, but a new budget would allow the burn plant to operate for one more year.
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CT comptroller released disputed documents one day before public records hearing
A year after withholding public disclosure of the price of taxpayer-funded purchases, Comptroller Kevin Lembo changed course.