At the last minute, ISO-New England filed a plan to keep the MOPR – a rule that makes it harder for renewables to join the grid – until 2025.
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Efforts to get food out of the waste stream finding more support
A number of projects are underway to solve the food waste problem, which many say is the linchpin to Connecticut’s waste disposal crisis.
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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.
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Proposed Killingly power plant dealt another blow
Two rulings in recent weeks spell the end of the line for the proposed Killingly natural gas plant, as far as ISO-New England is concerned.
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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.
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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.
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Federal decision goes against proposed Killingly gas power plant
Federal authorities OK’d a request by ISO-New England to keep the proposed Killingly gas plant out of its plans.
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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.
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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.
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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
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A battle to get more clean energy into New England’s electric grid is underway. Here’s what you need to know.
The DEEP commissioner is leading an effort to increase renewable power, lower costs and keep everyone civil. It’s not simple.
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Opposed by GOP, Lamont campaigns for climate initiative
In promoting the Transportation and Climate Initiative, Lamont is working to succeed where he failed two years ago on tolls.
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Food could hold the key to fixing the state’s waste disposal problems
Getting food waste out of the trash may provide the key to fixing the dated waste systems in the state.
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Best of 2020: CT keeps losing power when storms strike. But that doesn’t have to happen.
Assigning blame for power outages misses the point. Instead, we should be figuring out how to keep the lights on.
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CT signs on to regional plan to cut transportation emissions
Connecticut has signed on to a ground-breaking plan that will help dramatically lower greenhouse gas and other emissions from transportation.