Blue Plan: CT Legislature sets path Long Island Sound!
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2015 Long Island Sound Citizens Summit Recap
The 2015 Long Island Sound Citizens Summit, “Coming back from the Brink: Nitrogen and the Sound’s Health and Economy,” was a huge success thanks to the diverse and informative expert speakers and the highly engaged audience.
Keeping It Green Ep. 8 – CHEAPR
Episode #8: CHEAPR On May 19, Governor Malloy announced the Connecticut Hydrogen and Electric Automobile Purchase Rebate (CHEAPR), a new rebate program for electric vehicles. Connecticut residents, businesses, and municipalities can get a point-of-sale rebate of up to $3,000 on battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The governor has […]
Keeping It Green Ep. 7 – Clean Car Standards
Episode #7: Clean Car Standards Under the federal Clean Air Act, we have national regulations for motor vehicles. But the law also authorizes California to set separate standards, and other states to adopt those standards. This episode explains how Connecticut adopted California’s Advanced Clean Cars Program, which (1) reduces smog forming pollution, (2) reduces greenhouse […]
CFE intervenes in Oswegatchie Hills land battle
Environmental and community groups trying to halt development of 236 acres in Hills
Bride Brook: An Alewife Success Story
Nearly 220,000 river herring have made their way up Bride Brook in East Lyme and into their spawning grounds. That’s nearly three times the average from a decade ago! This year’s count continues Bride Brook’s strong numbers and further proves the success of our 2010 restoration project.
Connecticut Should Authorize Shared Solar and Determine the Value of Clean Energy
Media coverage of the burgeoning solar market—and subsequent utility backlash—has focused on states with abundant sunshine, where tensions between these forces are most evident.
CFE/Save the Sound goes to Washington: A Review
Tyler Archer, our fisheries program lead, hit DC last week to support Long Island Sound.