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• CT DEEP Announces a Public Information Meeting for the Proposed Renovation of the Bantam Lake State Boat Launch in Morris

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a public information meeting or “open house” is scheduled from 7:00 -- 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, downstairs at the Morris Town Hall located at 3 East Street, Morris.

• Registration Begins Today For The 12th Annual Great Park Pursuit Family Adventure

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that registration for the 2017 No Child Left Inside® Great Park Pursuit – Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure is now open at www.NoChildLeftInside.org through Friday, May 5, 2017.

• Lagomorphs and Rodents, a Spring Program at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces a family friendly program, Lagomorphs and Rodents. Join staff educators on Saturday, April 15 at 10:00 a.m. at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby to learn about mice, squirrels, beavers and their cousins – lagomorphs – which include rabbits and hares.

• Gov. Malloy And Commissioner Klee Statements on Presidential Executive Order Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Klee released the following statements in response to an executive order President Trump signed today rolling back previous action made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Clean Power Plan, including a rule cutting power-plant carbon emissions.

• Gov. Malloy adds Connecticut to Coalition of States Committed to Upholding the Paris Climate Agreement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has committed the State of Connecticut to join the United States Climate Alliance – a coalition of U.S. states committed to upholding the Paris Climate Agreement and taking aggressive action on climate change.

• Federal, State, Local Officials Celebrate Success of Facilities for Large Transient Recreational Vessels

  Federal, State, and Local officials today toured and celebrated recently constructed projects that provide moorings for larger recreational vessels – which encourage people to enjoy boating on the state’s waterways and stimulate tourism and economic development.

• Fourth-of-July Weekend Beachgoers Asked to“Fish, Swim, and Play from 50 Yards Away” of Bird Nesting Areas

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is asking the public to help protect birds that nest in coastal areas by staying at least 50 yards away from places where large concentrations of birds are gathered and avoiding areas that are roped off or marked with signs designating nesting locations.

• Game of Logging II at Goodwin Conservation Center, Hampton

  Join instructor Bill Girard, Certified Instructor of Girard Custom Cut Hardwoods, for the world-renowned “Game of Logging” chainsaw training program on Saturday, July 29 from 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Goodwin Conservation Center, 23 Potter Road, Hampton.

• Tea Workshop at the Kellogg Estate

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites Downton Abbey fans and others who enjoy the taste of fruit-flavored teas and delicious herbal blends to a Victorian tea workshop at the Kellogg Environmental Center in Derby, on Saturday, July 8, from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

• Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police Join Operation Dry Water to Raise Awareness About Dangers of Boating Under the Influence

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police participate in Operation Dry Water as part of a nationally coordinated effort to increase knowledge about the dangers of Boating Under the Influence (BUI).

• Gov. Malloy to EPA: Decision to Delay Implementation of Ozone Standards Comes at the Expense of Connecticut Residents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is arguing that a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement a one-year extension on the implementation of federal air quality standards puts Connecticut at an economic disadvantage against states that ignore critical air quality issues, while also prolonging the risk of illness for thousands of residents in the state.

• Environmental Impact for Seaside State Park in Waterford Available for Public Review

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that the Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE) developed for Seaside State Park is available for public review and comment.

• State Agencies Warn Parents: Avoid Children's Furniture and Other Products Containing Flame Retardant Chemicals

  The Connecticut Departments of Consumer Protection (DCP), Public Health (DPH) and Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today warned parents and others purchasing children’s products to avoid any product containing one of three flame retardant chemicals that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state agencies have identified as highly toxic.

• Missing Meriden Teenager Recovered

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police announced that the body of Jay Agli, age 17, of Meriden was recovered at 11:46 a.m. today, June 13, by the State Police Dive Team in the Connecticut River.

• Osborne Homestead Museum Explores “Who Was the Real Frances Osborne?”

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) presents a program on June 17 on what life was like for Frances Osborne, a small town celebrity in Derby during the early 1900s.