Climate and environmental justice is when all share equally in the benefits and the burdens of climate change and environmental impacts, and when those most impacted lead the efforts to develop solutions.
CT must do more to achieve environmental justice
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Is CT recycling going into the trash? Some haulers caught in the act
CT trash haulers have been spotted mixing recyclables with trash, in trucks or at transfer stations, to save money. Little oversight exists.
Posted inTalking Transportation
Attacks are a threat to CT mass transit workers — and the entire system
An incident in late December is just one of many in Connecticut, New York City and nationwide in what is an increasing incidence of violence aimed at our mass transit workers.
Posted inPartner Content
One Texas judge will decide fate of abortion pill used by millions of American women
A court case could force federal officials to rescind mifepristone’s approval, making manufacturers unable to ship it anywhere in America.
Posted inPartner Content
250 calls later, New Haven’s COMPASS crisis team continues work
The program has helped over 250 New Haveners dealing with homelessness, mental health issues or substance abuse in its first three months.
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Citing extreme consumer demand, major CT energy assistance program is on hold
Operation Fuel is pausing for the month of March so staff can catch up on a backlog of roughly 3,000 assistance applications, officials said.
Posted inNewsletters
CT Politics: Student debt, traffic stops and hospital competition
Plus, CT lawmakers weigh new cannabis regulations and a ban on “hostile architecture” in public spaces.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Bill would require officers to explain why they stopped drivers
Dozens of people testified on a bill that would, among other things, require CT police officers to tell drivers the reason for a traffic stop.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Lawmakers weigh new rules for Connecticut cannabis market
The opening of CT’s adult-use cannabis market earlier this year has raised questions of equity and logistics in the market’s regulation.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Bill would ban ‘hostile architecture’ in Connecticut public spaces
Hostile architecture is an urban design method typically used to keep people from lying down or camping in a certain location.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Danbury parents voice support for charter school at public hearing
Danbury parents with “Latinos for Educational Advocacy and Diversity” asked CT lawmakers to approve funding for a charter school.
Posted inBriefs
CT Politics: Bill puts focus on CT arts, culture, tourism
The bill calls on the state to award grants and establish strategy and success metrics for CT’s arts, culture and tourism organizations.
Posted inEducation
Will CT students’ loan debt be forgiven? Supreme Court to decide
CT student debt holders are in limbo as the U.S. Supreme Court readies to hear arguments on Biden’s federal student debt forgiveness plan.
Posted inPartner Content
Ukrainian families in Connecticut reflect on anniversary of Russia invasion
Ukrainian families have relocated all over Connecticut, including Greenwich and Fairfield, and integrated with their new communities.
Posted inEspañol
El proyecto de ley de límite de alquiler llevó horas de testimonio, a veces acalorado
El proyecto de ley de límite de alquiler de CT limitaría los aumentos anuales de alquiler en un 4% más el índice de precios al consumidor.