Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
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Forest Practitioner Certification
Forest Practitioner Certification
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Connecticut Solid Waste Disposal & Recycling Data
Annual solid waste disposal and diversion data reports aggregated using tonnages reported by solid waste facilities and municipalities
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Release-Based Cleanup Legislative Authorization and Background
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Release Based Topical Subcommittee Meetings
Release Based Regulations Topical Subcommittee Meetings lists the meeting dates, links, and associated materials.
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2021 LEP Board Meetings Agendas and Minutes
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2024 LEP Board Meeting
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Reducing and Preventing Releases of PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam
One of the key pollution prevention recommendations in the State’s PFAS Action Plan was to discontinue use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam where possible. This page describes requirements of the 2021 Act Concerning the Use of Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Class B Firefighting Foam, which includes efforts to develop a 'take back' program to recover PFAS-containing firefighting foam from municipalities, to identify PFAS-free foam replacements, and to develop guidance for decontaminating fire apparatus that previously contained PFAS-containing foam.
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Links to varous resources that are frequently needed during brownfield redevelopment projects.
Recycling
Connecticut disposes of 2.4 million tons of trash annually, an estimated 1,370 pounds of trash per person per year. That's too much! Learn more about how we manage our waste and how to help us move toward more waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
DEEP Programs & Services
DEEP conserves, improves and protects Connecticut's natural resources and the environment, and makes cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available to people and businesses. Find DEEP's programs and services here.