Climate Change
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Pollution Prevention Assistance for Schools and Universities
Assistance to schools and universities in reducing waste, environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP), environmental management systems, and becoming a model for sustainability.
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Water Quality (305b) Report to Congress
The DEEP Water Monitoring Group conducts annual water quality monitoring to evaluate the physical, chemical and biological condition of the State’s waters. Group staff collect a wide variety and large quantity of information each year, including water chemistry data, water temperature data, bacteria data, biological community data (fish, macroinvertebrates, diatoms) and tissue contaminant data.
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On June 29, 2010 Governor M. Jodi Rell christened a new boating safety education vessel, naming the 19-foot boat, Prudence.
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In many homes, the indoor air is often more polluted than the outdoor air.
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Saugatuck Universal Access Trail - CT State Parks and Forests
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Information about the requirements in Connecticut for the management of used oil.
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An esteemed food and sport fish in Europe, it's unclear how the tench will affect Connecticut's freshwater ecosystems.
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Cutlip minnows are known to sometimes knock out and eat the eyes of other fishes.
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Minnows are an extremely diverse family with abundant representatives over most of the world. Learn about all the minnows who call Connecticut home!
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Learn about the shortnose sturgeon, a state and federally endangered species that call the CT River home.
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Native to China and Siberia, this gigantic freshwater fish has been widely stocked for weed control.
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True to their names, sticklebacks have very sharp spines, which can be locked in an upright position, causing these little fish to be very unpalatable for most predators.
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Perches are distributed throughout temperate fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere. However, all of the many species of diminutive darters are native only to North America.
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.