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CT launches tire stewardship program to make disposal easier
The program represents the nation’s first such effort to be led by tire manufacturers, known as ‘extended producer responsibility’
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How much does electricity cost at CT’s municipal utilities?
Eversource and UI provide electricity to most of CT — except the 77,000 or so customers of municipal-owned utilities. But who pays the most?
CT considers Styrofoam ban and limits for single-use plastics
The proposed restrictions are included in wider-ranging bill before the CT legislature that addresses the management of solid waste, HB 5524.
CT lawmakers consider rapid response program to treat invasive hydrilla
The proposed new program would establish a task force to develop a state-wide protocol for containing and eliminating hydrilla.
Judge dismisses lawsuit, allowing DEEP to rule on pipeline project
Brookfield and Save the Sound filed suit in objection to DEEP’s denial of their efforts to intervene against Iroquois Gas Transmission System expansion.
Reversing course, PURA signals approval of Aquarion Water sale
The proposed stoked opposition across Aquarion’s service territory, with lawmakers and local officials from both parties raising concerns.
CT Siting Council approves solar expansion in East Windsor
The project would add 150 acres to the existing Gravel Pit Solar facility, increasing output by 30 megawatts. Some residents were dismayed.
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