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News Releases

The list below contains the dates and titles of news releases issued by the Council.

April 30, 2025 - CEQ Publishes Connecticut’s Official Report on the Environmental Conditions In 2024 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2024.
May 8, 2024 - CEQ Publishes Connecticut’s Official Report on the Environmental Conditions In 2023 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2023.
May 4, 2023 - CEQ Publishes Connecticut’s Official Report on the Environmental Conditions In 2022 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2022.
April 20, 2022 - CEQ Publishes Connecticut’s Official Report on the Environmental Conditions In 2021 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2021.
August 6, 2021 - CEQ issues a press release: “Connecticut Residents Impacted by Poor Air Quality”.
April 21, 2021 - CEQ Publishes Connecticut’s Official Report on the Environmental Conditions In 2020 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2020.
October 30, 2020 - Connecticut’s Council on Environmental Quality Calls for Changes in the State’s Bottle Redemption Law - Low Deposit, Low Return.
April 17, 2020 - CEQ Publishes 2019 Annual Environmental Quality Report - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2019.
March 5, 2020 - CEQ Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
December 16, 2019 - CEQ Releases Special Report: FUEL for THOUGHT Recommendations to Reduce the Incidence and Severity of Accidental Releases (spills and leaks) of Home Heating Oil -FUEL for THOUGHT
August 1, 2019 - CEQ Publishes Environmental Update on the Changes in Connecticut’s Wildlife Linked to a Warming Climate.
May 29, 2019 - CEQ Publishes 2018 Annual Environmental Quality Report - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2018.
May 30, 2018 - CEQ’s Annual Environmental Quality Report Ties Connecticut to Regional Climate Trends - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2017.
December 6, 2017 - CEQ Publishes Environmental Enforcement Report Focusing on Pesticides
August 2, 2017 - Climate Change is Happening Here: CEQ’s Annual Environmental Quality Report Shows Many Effects of Climate Trends
June 22, 2017 - CEQ's Midyear Update to Annual Environmental Report: Birds and Bats Continue Their Decline; DEEP Enforcement Programs Show Effects of Staff Reductions
April 19, 2017 - CEQ Releases Environmental Quality in Connecticut through 2016 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2016.
February 3, 2017 - Council on Environmental Quality Publishes Energy Sprawl in Connecticut.
June 29, 2016 - CEQ Updates Annual Report: Connecticut Residents Using More Gasoline; Long Island Sound Continues to Improve.
April 15, 2016 - CEQ Releases Environmental Quality in Connecticut for 2015 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2015.
March 17, 2015 - CEQ Releases Environmental Quality in Connecticut for 2014 - Environmental Quality in Connecticut 2014.