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An introduction to how a forest absorbs and releases carbon, where it stores carbon, and what influences forest carbon accumulation dynamics.
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes today released the following statements regarding a proposal announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to roll back federal fuel economy standards, which have been supported by federal administrations from both parties since 1975 and have helped Americans use less gas
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UST Removal, notification of closure, exemptions from ezFile notification, alternate life expectancy, and using ezFile to notify. ezFile is the online UST permitting website.
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(HARTFORD) — A coalition of New England states today jointly announced a call for project proposals to secure federal funding and advance regional collaboration on grid infrastructure. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Maine Governor’s Energy Office, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the New Hampshire Department of Energy, and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (Participating States), with support from the Vermont Department of Public Service, issued an Invitational Call for Innovative Project Design Concepts to solicit proposals for an anticipated second round of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Innovation Program (GIP) funding.
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DEEP Releases Draft Clean Energy Solicitations
(HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) today released two draft Requests for Proposals for new large-scale zero carbon electricity resources. The proposals will help advance Governor Lamont’s Energy Action Plan to improve energy affordability and reliability for Connecticut ratepayers, and help achieve the state’s statutory mandates for a 100 percent zero carbon electric sector by 2040 and economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction of at least 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050.
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Biodiesel is an alternative fuel, produced from either virgin vegetable oils (such as soy, canola) or from waste greases or other renewable resources.
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is applauding the announcement made today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that it has selected the Power Up New England proposal submitted by Connecticut and its neighboring New England states to receive an award of up to $389 million through the second round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s competitive Grid Innovation Program (GIP).
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Commercial Hazardous & Regulated Waste Facilities
Lists of hazardous and Connecticut-regulated waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in Connecticut.
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Information about waste storage, treatment, and disposal in Connecticut.
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Why Manage Forests in the Face of Climate Change
Forest management practices can be tailored to improve forest health, resilience, and adaptability, and they also create opportunities to increase forests’ capacity to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on society.
