Environment
Carmel imposes moratorium on battery energy storage systems
Carmel's Town Board has imposed a six-month moratorium on the review and approval of applications and permits for battery energy storage...
Connecticut’s first floating testimony
A recent newsletter from Sea Services highlighted a quirky first in the history of Connecticut’s legislative history: the state’s first legislative...
State of emergency declared after severe weather hits upstate; threat for Westchester
The National Weather Service today issued an alert for between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. for the possibility of thunderstorms that...
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
A new material, cross-laminated timber (CLT), is emerging as a preferred material in the construction industry due to its performance and...
Representative Hayes and USDA Deputy Secretary Torres Small visit Sandy Hook vineyard
On Tuesday July 16 Representative Jahana Hayes toured Aquila’s Nest Vineyard in Newtown alongside Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, of the...
County, state, watch heat wave
With the National Weather Service issuing Heat Advisories for the Tri-State area including Westchester County effective from noon today through 10...
Banking power in Bethel: POWR2
Before Tim Doling, the global director of innovation and development and co-founder of POWR2 helped establish the company in 2018, he...
SOUND PROGRESS IN CONGRESS
The Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act took one step closer to reauthorization last Monday, passing the House of Representatives...
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES SUPPORT A HEALTHIER LONG ISLAND SOUND
Save the Sound in Larchmont, New York, is back for its ninth year of Paddle for the Sound. Whether you’re in...
Grant to improve heat and air quality in Bridgeport public housing
The City of Bridgeport announced on July 8 that the city’s Health and Social Services Department was selected to receive the...
Connecticut Cooling Centers open through Wednesday
With temperatures across Connecticut projected to rise above 90 degrees and a heat index between 95 and 100, Governor Ned Lamont...
$2.5 million to cover costs of distributing 2020 storm damage payments
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on July 3 that it would release $2.5 million to the State of Connecticut...
Stamford-based Americares responds to Hurricane Beryl
Americares, the Stamford-based relief agency, announced dispatching a team to Jamaica on July 2, in anticipation of damage and emergency needs...
New Rochelle identifies $350M in flood mitigation projects, begins some
In the wake of a study that was completed in September of last year that identified 170 flood mitigation projects with...
Sale of Aquarion Water to Regional Water Authority approved by state senate
During the special session of the state senate on June 26, Democrats overrode opposition form some Republicans to authorize the sale...
