Dumping plowed snow into bodies of water raises a few environmental issues
Jan Ellen SpiegelFebruary 11, 2013With huge quantities of snow lining Connecticut roads, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is giving cities and towns an option for getting rid of it...
View ArticleWater shortages come home to Connecticut
Neena SatijaFebruary 12, 2013The controversy over the University of Connecticut's proposals to quench its thirst shows that water isn't just the Southwestern states’ problem anymore.The Northeast has...
View ArticleBlizzard delivers crushing blow to Connecticut agriculture
Jan Ellen SpiegelFebruary 13, 2013Patti Popp of Sport Hill Farm in Easton was at least managing to laugh a bit as she described the collapsed hoop house."It's mess," she said. "I went inside praying it...
View ArticlePutting climate change in the transportation budget
Neena SatijaFebruary 14, 2013Last week, the Malloy administration's budget proposal came under fire from transportation advocates for proposing to raise bus fares, cut portions of the rail budget, put...
View ArticleState's farmers feel left out of big clean energy programs
Jan Ellen SpiegelFebruary 18, 2013Woodstock -- Paul Miller has two words for the watery cow manure being pumped from catch basins under his barns into a large tanker truck -- and those words,...
View ArticleEnergy strategy focus on gas still needs a way to get it here
Jan Ellen SpiegelFebruary 19, 2013Less than five months after it was unveiled in draft form, Connecticut's first Comprehensive Energy Strategy is final. An ambitious and broad-ranging blueprint of 500...
View ArticleIn Bridgeport, big plans for storm resilience, but no money
Neena SatijaFebruary 20, 2013Bridgeport -- For a city that's staked its future on revitalizing the waterfront -- and been hammered by Tropical Storm Irene, Superstorm Sandy and the recent blizzard --...
View ArticleSnow mixes with politics in Bridgeport, New Haven
Neena SatijaFebruary 21, 2013Bridgeport -- More than a week after a historic blizzard dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some parts of Connecticut, snow removal is still a political issue.In...
View ArticleSuspicious material mailed to Capitol for second week in a row
Keith M. PhaneufFebruary 25, 2013State and federal authorities were investigating a suspicious substance discovered Monday afternoon in the mail sent to a fourth floor office at the Capitol -- the...
View ArticleMcCarthy’s work in Conn. likely to play role in confirmation battle
Ana RadelatMarch 4, 2013Washington -- Gina McCarthy's success in pushing power companies in Connecticut to curb greenhouse gases is expected to come under scrutiny when the Senate takes up her...
View ArticlePublic housing residents nervously await next storm -- with good reason
Neena SatijaMarch 8, 2013Norwalk -- Paula Sanchez estimates that when Hurricane Sandy was at its fiercest, the water in her first-floor apartment went as high as 3 1/2 feet.It was the worst flooding...
View ArticleCritics say Bridgewater deal sidesteps state and local policies
Neena SatijaMarch 14, 2013Opposition to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's $115 million deal with Bridgewater Associates is growing, as observers charge that he is sidestepping state and local policies to move...
View ArticleWidespread dissatisfaction with energy bill process and changes to renewable...
Jan Ellen SpiegelMarch 26, 2013Plans to rush major energy legislation through the General Assembly as soon as Wednesday are raising cries of foul from dozens of normally unaligned groups.Their concerns...
View ArticleAG charges CL&P withheld key memos about slow response to 2011 storm
Keith M. Phaneuf and Grace Merritt April 9, 2013State Attorney General George C. Jepsen charged Connecticut's largest electric utility Tuesday with withholding key internal memos from investigators...
View ArticleBringing local food to schools: a hard nut to crack
Jan Ellen SpiegelApril 22, 2013Deep River -- The cafeteria at John Winthrop Middle School is a picture of healthy fresh food. On this pasta Wednesday, the special is homemade lasagna with tomato or a...
View ArticleCT Farm Energy Program faces closure in days
Jan Ellen SpiegelApril 23, 2013For four years Amanda Fargo-Johnson has steered Connecticut farmers and rural businesses through the thicket of grant applications and financial incentives to help them...
View ArticleOpposition grows to Bridgewater project; sweeteners added
Neena SatijaApril 24, 2013Stamford --Gov. Dannel Malloy's plan to pay Bridgewater Associates $115 million to move from Westport to his hometown's waterfront has gotten a little sweeter for Stamford. 1
View ArticleOutcry over Esty chat with utility investors delays Senate vote
Mark Pazniokas April 24, 2013The state Senate postponed a vote on a renewable energy bill Wednesday after environmentalists raised questions about the propriety of Connecticut's top energy official...
View ArticleMistrust of DEEP fuels enviros' FOI request
Mark Pazniokas April 26, 2013Activists starkly signaled their distrust of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Friday with a broad demand for records pertaining to the...
View ArticleSenate passes controversial energy bill
Mark Pazniokas May 1, 2013A renewable energy bill that has set much of the environmental community against the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislative Democrats was passed Wednesday by...
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