Congress was negotiating the 2023 Farm Bill. CT farmers wanted more money for programs that fit the Northeast.
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.
BEST OF 2023: Climate change has hit CT hard this year. Are we ready for more?
Planning for this sort of climate change-driven weather certainly requires physics and meteorology — but also probably a crystal ball.
A ban on new gas-only car sales in CT? For legislators, it’s tricky
The GOP is opposed and urban Democrats are wary as politics and misconceptions muddy the issue of a 2035 ban on sales of new gas-only cars.
For CT towns struggling to deal with flooding, help is on the way
Nonprofits can facilitate flood remediation projects, and CT towns now have access to grant writing support, resilience training and more.
CT Democrats pledge to keep on path to phasing out new gas cars
Gov. Ned Lamont and CT Democrats on Tuesday offered a belated defense of a 2035 timetable for phasing out sales of new gasoline vehicles.
Facing defeat, Lamont withdraws regs phasing out new gas car sales
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration withdrew the regulations after learning that the Regulation Review Committee had enough votes to kill them.
The forgotten reasons behind CT’s ban on new gasoline car sales
Lost in the battle over CT’s rule requiring sales of only zero-emissions new cars by 2035 is the reason for the rule: the environment.
Applications for heating assistance are already up nearly 25%
Will CT’s heating aid program run dry before winter is over? CT legislative leaders say they may need a January session to meet the demand.
With more and heavier rain, more inland flooding in CT
Nonprofits have become essential tools for CT towns that generally lack the expertise to figure out and solve inland flooding issues.
CT GOP pushes pedal to metal opposing mandated shift to EVs
Two weeks before a CT committee will consider regulations that would phase out most gasoline car sales, Republicans voiced their opposition.
CT bottle deposit law: How to redeem bottles and cans
CT consumers pay a 5-cent redeemable deposit (rising to 10 cents on Jan. 1) for some bottles and cans. Here’s what to know about the program.
With CT shoreline flooding rising, officials turn to natural mitigation
Along CT’s shoreline, salt marsh remediation is being explored as a natural solution for flooding. But it often takes non-governmental action.
CT’s warm, wet El Niño forecast – but don’t put away the shovels
The effect of El Niño on the Northeast’s weather is tricky to predict. But the forecast is warmer and wetter than normal.
In CT, a fight unfolds over banning new gas-powered cars by 2035
A 2004 law committed CT to California’s emission standards. But a committee must decide if doing so is consistent with legislative intent.
No hydrogen hub for CT and the Northeast
Connecticut and the Northeast came up losers in the competition for regional hydrogen hubs, despite its history in the fuel cell industry.