Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Rocky Neck State Park is also closed until further notice due to a brush fire. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at a 'very high' or 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Good decisions start with good data — so we’ve assembled some helpful data sources that can shape actions and policies that advance environmental justice.

Data on CT’s High-Risk Asthma Population
Pollution is also known to create public health impacts like asthma. From here you can access all kinds of information on the state’s high-risk asthma population — including statistics, reports, data briefs, facts sheets, maps, and more.

Public Health Tracking on Asthma
Explore more health track data related to asthma — including the number of emergency department visits and the number of hospitalization admissions linked to asthma per year.

Data on Childhood Lead Poisoning Surveillance
These reports review the rates of childhood lead testing, the rates of childhood lead poisoning, the frequency of lead hazards in residential properties, and the effectiveness of local health departments and districts responding to cases of severe childhood lead poisoning.

Ways to Connect

  • For environmental justice administrative inquiries, please contact Edith Pestana (Program Administrator) at (860) 424-3044 or edith.pestana@ct.gov.
  • For community and education coordination inquiries, please contact Doris Johnson (Outreach & Education Coordinator) at (860) 424-3053 or doris.johnson@ct.gov.