Brian Scott-Smith

The average age for the state’s farmers is about 60 years old. Connecticut officials say the industry will not survive if younger generations don’t get involved.

Two Rhode Island historical organizations say the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ignored the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when approving the offshore wind projects in Connecticut and New York waters.

A developer is looking to turn Mount Decatur, a historic site from the War of 1812 located in Gales Ferry, Connecticut, into a quarry.

Connecticut leaders are promoting a new microtransit program, allowing phone users to request shuttles, cutting down on wait times at bus stops and other transportation hubs.

Energy companies Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Connecticut's first offshore wind farm, will spend $1.25 million on the project with UConn, which will be based at their Avery Point campus.

Connecticut College is doing a geophysical study on part of its campus to search for Indigenous settlement remains. In 1981, a burial ground was uncovered at the school’s lower athletic field, located on the banks of the River Thames.

Six Connecticut military veterans whose cremated remains have never been claimed — one for almost 50 years — were honored earlier this month with a full military funeral.

A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Ørsted, the offshore wind company in charge of the redevelopment of State Pier in New London, have canceled two projects in New Jersey due to rising costs. The company began shipping turbine parts for the South Fork Wind project.

As part of a nationwide effort called Wreaths Across America, the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs is asking for help from the state’s residents to ensure every fallen veteran has a wreath on their headstone.

The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters has scored the state's lawmakers on environmental issues, based on their votes in the 2023 legislative session.