Climate Resilience

A group of Connecticut medical professionals says they want state lawmakers to act on climate change in the wake of the Trump administration’s rollback of federal environmental regulations.

New York and Connecticut Sea Grants award 15 Long Island Sound coastal communities with $1 million to support climate resilience projects. This is the first round of grant money in the new Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program.

Connecticut has just launched the second round of an initiative to help communities get federal assistance for climate resiliency projects.

Climate change cannot be effectively tackled without input from the most vulnerable, said Immad Ahmed, who was one of several experts invited to speak at a legislative hearing on Tuesday.

Connecticut environmentalists are disappointed that significant climate change bills failed to win approval before concluding the 2024 state legislative session.

The Connecticut House of Representatives approved a controversial Democratic climate change bill. It passed along party lines after several hours of debate that reflected a sharp divide between Democrats and Republicans.

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked Hartford 36th, New Haven 50th, and Bridgeport 68th out of 75 cities across the U.S.

Connecticut lawmakers and climate activists want to amend the state’s constitution to give residents the right to a healthy environment.

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine has announced a series of programs to boost solar energy usage. "Solar-Up Suffolk" will educate the public on how to harness sunlight and use it for electricity.

Orsted and Eversource received final federal approval from the Department of the Interior this week. Construction for Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in Connecticut and Rhode Island, will begin in 2024.