Clean Air

Connecticut’s top leaders are pushing forward with plans to require all vehicle sales to be electric by 2035. But the plan does not have support from Republican lawmakers, and has also drawn criticism from some auto retailers and energy employees.

The state Department of Energy and Environment Protection implemented new regulations last month that would electrify the state fleet by 2035 and prohibit the procurement of diesel-powered buses after Jan. 1, 2024.

WSHU's Sabrina Garone spoke with Jase Bernhardt, a Hofstra University meteorologist and professor, about the declining air quality in the Northeast due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. He said our region saw the worst of it Wednesday afternoon, but it’s hard to predict when skies will look normal again.

Fairfield and Suffolk counties both received failing air quality grades from the American Lung Association in their annual State of the Air report.

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joined a roundtable discussion in Hartford on ways to manage rising energy prices through the Inflation Reduction Act.

Making the switch to electric vehicles could save money and lives in Connecticut, according to a study by the American Lung Association.

Some of Governor Ned Lamont’s executive orders to curb the spread of coronavirus in Connecticut could be extended until April 15.

Environmental groups say voters should say yes to the measure, while some business leaders in the state say it could have unintended consequences.

A newly formed coalition is joining with key state lawmakers to campaign for a ballot measure to give New Yorkers a constitutional right to clean air and…

Environmental groups said there were some wins in the recently concluded New York state legislative session, including a new constitutional amendment…