Close to 90% of CT schools already teach about climate change, but it will be required by state law beginning in July 2023.
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Posted inEnergy & Environment
Senate passes and sends to House a CT Clean Air Act
The bill passed Tuesday night is intended to speed Connecticut’s embrace of electric vehicles with tax rebates for e-bikes and electric motor vehicles, and tighter deadlines for electrifying bus fleets.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Climate change bills face the ticking legislative clock, again
Complex measures aimed at tackling environmental issues still await final passage with just days to go in the legislative session.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Observing Earth Day in the era of climate crisis
Some two generations since the first Earth Day, five Connecticut environmentalists reflect on its legacy and what it means for the future.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT plans a green hydrogen path, but it has potholes
Green hydrogen is considered carbon-free from start to finish, but the technology is expensive, and the product is hard to transport and use.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Transportation
Climate change and transportation legislation is back, without the TCI part
Senate Bill 4, a comprehensive climate and transportation bill, would start several large clean transportation programs.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Solar program reform efforts likely in the legislature, but already face hurdles
There is already disagreement over which solar program caps to alter, how they should be altered, and what, if any, other rules should be overhauled.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Killingly power plant owners win a round after court decision
Just as those who have opposed the construction of a natural gas power plant in Killingly were tasting victory, a court has taken it away.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Will climate change have something to say about the Tweed Airport expansion? Experts think so
A tropical storm was a reminder that in a showdown between climate change and Tweed airport, climate change could win.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Lamont aims to succeed on climate where the legislature failed
The governor unveils a wide-ranging executive order addressing a broad spectrum of climate change measures.
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The price of energy is going up in CT. Could it have been avoided?
Some are frustrated with 10 years of programs that should have helped residents insulate themselves from spikes in energy costs.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Flood insurance rules are changing, but some say not enough
FEMA’s new flood insurance program kicks in Friday, but how the new system actually works is murky.
Posted inTransportation
Report: CT not meeting emissions goals; Transportation to blame
Connecticut is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emission goals — and transportation emissions are the main culprit.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Connecticut farmers are finding there’s no easy way to deal with climate extremes
Farmers around the state are coping with extreme weather, multiple outcomes of climate change, and the unpredictability of the future.
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.