air pollution

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is talking up the expansion of service at Tweed-New Haven Airport which will include direct flights to Puerto Rico this fall. But some of the airport’s neighbors worry about increased noise and air pollution.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is promising better air quality in southern Connecticut this summer. It announced new changes to a decades-old rule called the “Good Neighbor” plan to help make that happen.

New data from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that ten states are contributing to high smog levels in Connecticut. Climate activists are calling for stronger regulations to protect the environment and Connecticut residents.

While poor air quality is due to local transportation emissions, smog also blows into Connecticut from other states. The Northeast region is the “tailpipe” of the nation.

The WHO changed their standard last year from 10 micrograms to 5, citing a need to better protect public health.

New York has made mixed progress — and Connecticut made minimal progress — in reducing air pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual…

Health experts from the American Lung Association say poor air quality in New York and Connecticut could put people at risk of contracting COVID-19. The…

Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failure to take timely action on a petition to limit air pollution…

Earlier this year, the American Lung Association gave Suffolk County an ‘F’ in air quality. Michael Seilback, vice president of public policy and…

Connecticut's top environmental official says the state will no longer accept being the "tailpipe of America" and has asked the federal government to…