Green energy

CT officials gathered at Bullard-Havens High School in Bridgeport on Tuesday to celebrate the construction progress of their new building with a beam signing ceremony. The school is expected to be finished in November 2025.

The event was attended by government and local leaders as well as UConn students to hear about Connecticut's strengths in green energy and the challenges of climate change.

Stony Brook University will anchor a new $150 million climate research and training center located on Governors Island in New York City Harbor.

A bill in the Connecticut General Assembly could force the state's five largest cities and environmental justice communities to have at least 5% tree canopy coverage.

Hotel Marcel New Haven, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, located off I-95 is fully powered by solar panels and has become a green energy landmark.

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.

The governors of Connecticut and New York announced this week another round of renewable energy projects and initiatives to combat the effects of the climate crisis as the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches.

Governor Hochul signed three bills today to create clean energy jobs.

The White House is launching a partnership with 11 East Coast governors, including Connecticut and New York, to boost the growing offshore wind industry, a key element of President Joe Biden's climate change plan.

A Connecticut climate advocacy group believes a law it helped pass this summer will help strengthen the labor movement and address climate change. This…