The Environement

The recent charge increase, fueled by a hot month and higher funding for power from the Millstone nuclear plant, sparked outrage from ratepayers. Connecticut environmental advocates argue the charge is essential because it supports renewable energy programs, grid updates, and fortification.

It took 20 years to get a piece of land in Georgia ready to host endangered woodpeckers. U.S. Fish and Wildlife recently approved moving some of the birds to the site.

New Haven will be part of a study of urban coastal communities to assess the impact on human health and the environment.

The City of Bridgeport broke ground on a controversial $129 million new high school building located in a Long Island Sound floodplain.

Bridgeport's plans to break ground for the construction of a new high school in the city’s south end this spring are stalled. Officials say the hold is due to a delay in state funding. But even before that, the move of the 100-year-old Bassick High School faced stiff opposition from neighborhood groups and environmentalists.

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 York’s economy has been ranked the top priority to determine their pick of candidates in November’s general election, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Siena Research Institute.

On Long Island, Huntington residents are calling for the town to improve protection of Crab Meadow Beach from the environmental impacts of nearby development.

A local theater gives The Little Mermaid an eco-conscious twist.

Do humans need to rethink how we interact and live with our wildlife neighbors?