State regulators have announced that utilities will no longer be able to shut off the water, electricity or natural gas of residential customers if they don’t pay their bills.
Patrick Skahill | Connecticut Public
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State regulators threaten fines for electric utilities over ‘shared solar’ rollout
Regulators say the state’s two biggest electric utilities are dragging their feet on developing rules for the shared solar program.
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CT taking ‘a serious look’ at exiting regional power market
The state’s commissioner of energy and environmental protection said Wednesday that Connecticut is being forced to invest in natural gas plants it doesn’t want or need.
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House votes to regulate PFAS chemicals
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to aggressively police the “forever” chemicals, but the bill faces an uphill battle to become law.
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CT, NJ and NY pull lawsuit against EPA
At issue was pollution from Pennsylvania and Virginia blowing into the Northeast.
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Top state prosecutor says Hardy shouldn’t be fired for delays in reports
The state’s top prosecutor said four so-far unissued reports on fatal police shootings in the Hartford Judicial District are “untimely.” But in a memo to the state’s Criminal Justice Commission, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane said the delays “may be understandable,” and he doesn’t recommend that Hartford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy be fired.
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State PFAS Plan Calls For More Water Testing Following Two Accidents At Bradley
The plan also calls for more testing of public drinking water — and the possibility of a take back program for PFAS-containing firefighting foam for state agencies and municipal fire departments.
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State auditors find uncashed checks at Department Of Agriculture
Financial auditors Wednesday cited the state Department of Agriculture for a “serious breakdown” in its accounting procedures. It’s a breakdown that included numerous uncashed checks that were left in a safe in a store room in Hartford.