New Report Details 11 Billion Gallons of Sewage Overflows During Superstorm Sandy

On the heels of last week’s Long Island Sound Citizens Summit exploring Superstorm Sandy and climate change, the nonprofit research group Climate Central released a new report yesterday on the amount of sewage that spilled into local waterways during and after Sandy. The report also emphasizes the long-term vulnerability of sewage treatment systems because of […]

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Council on Environmental Quality Report Shows No Major Improvement or Decline in 2012

What was the condition of Connecticut’s environment like in 2012? That’s a good question and one that the Council on Environmental Quality explores in its newly released 40th edition of Environmental Quality in Connecticut.

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First C-PACE Project Announced in Norwalk

This morning we attended a press conference held by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, CTDEEP Commissioner Dan Esty, State Senator Bob Duff and others announcing the first statewide energy efficiency project to be funded through the Commercial & Industrial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program.

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Wallingford-based Cytec Industries top polluter in CT

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 Toxics Release Inventory, Cytec Industries, a Wallingford-based chemical manufacturer, was the number one most polluting site in Connecticut.

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