The CT legislature didn’t provide funding to help municipalities get food out of the waste stream. Now, cities must pay the price.
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A CT bear bill tramps toward the finish line. Here’s what it would do
The bill that has emerged from the CT legislature has no bear hunting, but clarifies when bears can be killed and bans intentional feeding.
Advocates searching for any kind of legislative win on environment
The biggest climate bill proposed in CT this year is dead, and a few smaller measures could be the stars of the 2023 legislative session.
The winter energy crunch, what it costs, and what it will take to fix it
Spiking winter energy prices are the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making, after New England opted to bet on natural gas.
A key rule on the New England power grid will end, but not for a while
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.