This week, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the City of Meriden launched a pilot program to collect food scraps separately from other household waste. “Making Meriden…
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Connecticut Launches Beverage Container Recycling Grants for EJ and Urban Centers
This week, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced Beverage Container Recycling (Bottle Bill) grant program opportunities for beverage container redemption centers in urban centers and environmental…
Connecticut Partners to Develop Mapping Tool for EJ Communities
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the University of Connecticut’s Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) are partnering in the development of an Environmental…
Connecticut Pens Plan on Pathways to Achieve Carbon-Free Electric Grid by 2040
On October 7, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) released the state’s final 2020 Integrated Resources Plan (IRP), a statutorily required recurring assessment of the state’s future…
Connecticut Launches Urban Forest Equity and Resilience Grant Program
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut Urban Forest Council, and the University of Connecticut this week announced the Urban Forest Equity & Resilience Grant Program,…
Connecticut, U.S. EPA, and Pfizer Celebrate Completion of Remediation & Opening of Preserve
Officials with the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), U.S. EPA, and Pfizer Inc. joined North Haven officials and community stakeholders this week to celebrate the completion of…
Connecticut Launches Glass Recycling Program
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, along with leaders of the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) and Oak Ridge Waste and Recycling and other industry…
Connecticut Touts RecycleCT Wizard App
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is touting the RecycleCT Wizard App, which will help residents quickly discover which household items are acceptable in their recycling bins, tips…
Connecticut Partners in Remediation of Long-Idle Nuclear Site
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with partners at the federal, municipal, and community level and in the private sector, is pleased to announce the completion…
Connecticut Gets Green Light for 2020 Forest Action Plan
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently received official approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service of its Connecticut 2020 Forest Action Plan, a…
