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A previously contaminated forest — at the site of the former Remington Arms factory between Bridgeport and Stratford, which has been closed for decades — could open to the public by 2025. Environmental advocates are pushing for the space to open as a protected forest for the benefit of the community.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week new air quality limits on tiny particle pollution, also known as soot. According to the American Lung Association, the New York City metro area will see benefits blowing in from out-of-state.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration withdrew the regulations after learning that the Regulation Review Committee had enough votes to kill them.
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Detectable levels of PFAS chemicals were found in portions of seven different water utilities in Connecticut. They provide service to thousands.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to be more aggressive when it comes to plastic waste and pollution.
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It is estimated one million Long Islanders are drinking water with PFAS levels below the state standards, but above the EPA’s proposed standard.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the federal money will be used by water companies to remove lead and other toxic contaminants, like PFAS chemicals.
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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.
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Connecticut is set to receive more than $9 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for clean water infrastructure upgrades.
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Officials say a $23 million commitment from the Biden administration’s bipartisan infrastructure law will help complete the cleanup of Connecticut’s worst hazardous waste superfund site. The EPA’s cleanup of the Raymark Industries site in Stratford began in 1995.