News Releases - 2018

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• 9/13/2018 Gov. Malloy Joins Connecticut in Coalition Committed to Phasing out Coal Power in Favor of Clean Energy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has committed the State of Connecticut to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance – a coalition of countries, regions, states, and businesses that are committed to phasing out traditional coal power and placing a moratorium on new traditional coal power stations.

• 9/19/2018 DCP and DEEP Urge Homeowners to Make Tree Health Assessments Now While Trees Still Have Leaves

  Several preceding years of drought and invasive forest pests have dealt a heavy toll on Connecticut’s oak and ash trees.

• 9/19/2018 DEEP Hosts Discover Outdoor Connecticut

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Bureau of Natural Resources will be holding a new event, Discover Outdoor Connecticut Day, on Saturday, September 22 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at DEEP’s Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area, 391 Route 32, North Franklin, CT.

• 9/15/2018 Connecticut Fire Engine and Crew Members Return Home from California

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced that Fire Engine 1508 is due to return tonight (September 15), after a two week firefighting assignment on the 100,000 + acre Ferguson Fire, in central California.

• 9/28/2018 Antique Clocks and Household Gadgets

  Did you know there was a time when Connecticut was the clock capital of the United States!?

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• 9/21/2018 Governor’s Greenways Council Presents 3rd Annual CT Trails Symposium

  The Governor’s Greenways Council in partnership with Goodwin College is hosting the third Connecticut Trails Symposium for local officials, property owners and managers to promote how trails can connect our communities, integrate people and help our towns thrive.

• 9/4/2018 Bat Appreciation Day at Old New-Gate Prison

  Join Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) wildlife biologists and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) staff for a celebration of bat conservation and the reopening of Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine.

• 9/5/2018 Fall Archery Deer and Turkey Seasons Open September 15

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds sportsmen that the 2018 fall archery hunting season for deer and wild turkey opens on September 15.

• 12/10/2018 Gov. Malloy Commemorates Imminent Completion of Silver Sands State Park Renovations

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environment Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee today cut a ribbon to celebrate the imminent completion of long-awaited renovations at Silver Sands State Park in Milford.

• 12/17/2018 Gov Malloy Announces Open Space Grants That Will Preserve Nearly 1,200 Acres of Land in 14 Towns Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $4.8 million in state grants are being awarded to support the purchase of 1,139 acres of land for 15 projects in 14 Connecticut municipalities that the state will designate to be preserved as open space.

• 12/18/2018 Gov. Malloy Releases Climate Change Recommendations, Adds Connecticut to Newly Formed Coalition Addressing Transportation-Related Emissions

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the final set of recommendations from the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3), which will establish a sustainable path for achieving Connecticut’s long-term vision for decarbonizing our economy in order to address the problem of human-induced climate change.

• 12/28/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Zero-Carbon Resource Selections

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee today announced that, under a recently adopted statute requiring the state to conduct an appraisal of nuclear power-generating facilities and solicit bids for zero-carbon electricity-generating resources, the state has selected two nuclear power bids, along with nine solar project bids – two of which are paired with energy storage – and one offshore wind project.

• 12/17/2018 DEEP Recruiting Lifeguards for 2019 Summer Season

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that they are recruiting lifeguards for the upcoming 2019 summer season at the eight Connecticut State Park guarded beaches.

• 12/19/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $3.5 Million in Funding to Remediate and Revitalize 59 Acres of Land in Eight Municipalities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $3.6 million in state funding is being awarded to eleven projects in eight Connecticut municipalities to assess, remediate and revitalize blighted properties in their communities – also known as “brownfields” – and put them back into productive use.