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Stories about environmental legislation, energy, coastal resilience, pollution, land use, and climate change’s impacts on Connecticut.
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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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.”
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.
As Trump buyouts shake up offshore wind, states hope developers stay in the game
As President Donald Trump blocks new permits for offshore wind development, state leaders are hoping some companies will stay interested.
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.
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.
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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