Connecticut on Monday joined a list of states using litigation to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for causing climate change.
Energy and Environment
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Utilities: Mandating outage fixes within three days would drive up electric rates
Lawmakers say their proposals answer “the epic failure of the power monopoly” to respond to the Isaias emergency.
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Mortgage lenders face increasing risks from sea-level rise
As flooding grows more frequent, some smaller banks are shunning 30-year mortgages.
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Eversource says Storm Isaias criticism ‘not accurate’
Eversource Energy offered a forceful rebuttal of the widespread complaints over its handling of Tropical Storm Isaias.
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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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A new voice at PURA at a pivotal time in energy oversight
Connecticut’s energy regulator balked at Eversource’s calls for collaboration: “That implies it’s our job to get the lights on. And it’s not. It’s their job.
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Breakup Eversource? Or just closely regulate?
Eversource stock fell, then rallied during a contentious hearing Monday. Its reputation with lawmakers is unlikely to rebound so easily.
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Where Connecticut, COVID, climate change and critters intersect
The great outdoors is an escape from pandemic-induced boredom, but there are dangers to be aware of.
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Eversource boss Jim Judge to face legislative hearing
Jim Judge, the Eversource exec who largely disappeared from public view after a massive power outage, will appear before the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee.
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Regulators issue fines to Eversource and UI over shared solar program
The opaque world of energy policy continued to roil state government this week as regulators fined the state’s biggest utilities.
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Eversource was on a victory lap. Then came Isaias
When the lights went out, Eversource had just come off its best year.
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State regulators say they will investigate Eversource rate hike
Anticipating electric demand before and during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unwelcome surprise: massive jumps on electric bills.
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Never let a good crisis go to waste
Experts say the pandemic gives Connecticut an opportunity to make big advances in clean energy — and reap the profits.
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Congress aims to address gaps in mental health access laid bare by COVID-19
Suicides, depression, anxiety and other mental health problems are on the rise, and will get worse, experts say.
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Testing continues to surge as COVID-19 hospitalizations fall, state parks fill for second day
Sixty nine people died from the virus since yesterday, while hospitalizations continued to decline. Five state parks closed by mid-day,
