Farmers around the state are coping with extreme weather, multiple outcomes of climate change, and the unpredictability of the future.
Energy & Environment
As climate change continues to impact Connecticut, keep up with the latest news on environmental legislation, energy, coastal resilience, pollution, and land use.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
MIRA says it will ship thousands of tons of old coal out of state
Plan to burn about 2,500 tons of old coal at Hartford trash plant gets a rebuke from state regulators.
Posted inPartner Content
New incentive programs for EV Buyers, but Connecticut’s goal still a long way off
Connecticut’s target is to have more than 125,000 electric vehicles on its roads by 2025.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Photos: Skateboarding in the summer heat
The break in the weather was good news for local skateboarders at the South Windsor Skate Park on Wednesday.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Government
For CT’s environmental agency, Zoom was ‘the real hero’ of the pandemic
Despite some legislative setbacks, more work on environmental issues than initially anticipated got done over Zoom
Posted inEnergy & Environment
With clock ticking, fate of half a million tons of CT trash remains unclear
As the MIRA incinerator shutdown grows closer, there’s less and less agreement about where all the trash will go.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Photos: Turkeys and rabbits and goats, oh my!
Northwest Park in Windsor holds a nature center, trails, soccer fields, a maple sugar house, a playground, and farm animals.
Posted inEconomic Development
Fishing industry feels stranded as offshore wind gathers momentum
Some ocean users have concerns about offshore steel turbines, especially commercial fishing, which is a multimillion-dollar industry in New England.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Nation’s first ‘net zero’ hotel takes shape in New Haven
Developer Bruce Becker ‘recycles’ the old Pirelli building into an all-electric and sustainable hotel.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Gypsy Moth outbreak hits northwest Connecticut
About 25,000 acres of oak, beech, and aspen trees have completely lost their leaves due to gypsy moth caterpillars.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Adapting to an uncertain climate future, Connecticut auditions new forests
Climate change is already impacting the state’s trees. Here’s what environmentalists are doing to mitigate the damage.
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Canton board rejects Route 44 development plan
The wooded traprock ridge that greets westbound motorists entering Canton is saved, for the moment.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Canton controversy highlights statewide land use challenges
For many Canton residents, the gateway to town is a wooded ridge over Route 44. But it is now jeopardized.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Politics
How environmental bills fared during Connecticut’s 2021 legislative session
The recently completed legislative session notched a number of wins — but also some losses — for environmentalists.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Transportation
It looks like CT’s Transportation Climate Initiative bill is dead. Now what?
The legislature’s failure to pass TCI could test the state’s leadership role in battling climate change.