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• 10/1/2019 Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force Releases Draft PFAS Action Plan for Public Comment

  Commissioner Katie S. Dykes of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Commissioner Renée Coleman-Mitchell of the Department of Public Health (DPH), co-chairs of the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force, announce the release today of the Task Force’s Draft PFAS Action Plan.

• 9/30/2019 Encon Police Respond to Incident with Black Bear in Southbury

  On Saturday, September 28, Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police responded to Southbury for a report of an incident with a black bear.

• 9/25/2019 Connecticut Updates Rules for Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to Drive Down Emissions

  The General Assembly’s Legislative Regulation Review Committee (LRRC) has unanimously approved updates to carbon dioxide emissions regulations that strengthen the state’s commitment to a zero-carbon grid by 2040.

• 9/20/2019 Motorists, Watch for Deer and Moose this Fall

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds motorists to be watchful of increased deer and moose activity along roadways, especially during early morning and evening hours. September through October is the peak of the breeding season for Connecticut's small moose population, which mainly resides in the northern part of the state.

• 9/6/2019 Fall Archery Deer and Turkey Seasons Open in September

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds sportsmen that the 2019 fall archery hunting season for deer opens on Sunday, September 15 on private land only and on Monday, September 16 on state land.

• 9/5/2019 Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Continues: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Positive Mosquitoes Found in 10 Connecticut Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the risk of infection by eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV) this season.

• 9/4/2019 Discover Outdoor Connecticut

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Bureaus of Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation announce that Discover Outdoor Connecticut Day will be held on Sunday, September 15 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Hammonasset Beach State Park (Meigs Point Area) in Madison.

• 8/29/2019 Bat Appreciation Day at Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine

  Join Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Wildlife Division biologists and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) staff for a celebration of bat conservation at the Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine.

• 8/23/2019 Plans Finalized for Mosquito Spraying in Pachaug State Forest

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program will be spraying for mosquito control in areas of the Pachaug State Forest considered to be at high risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus and West Nile virus (WNV).

• 8/21/2019 West Nile Virus Expanding Throughout Connecticut - Positive Mosquitoes found in 14 Towns

  The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) has now identified West Nile virus (WNV) infected mosquitoes in 14 Connecticut towns throughout the state.

• 8/19/2019 DEEP Releases Offshore Wind RFP

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on Friday released a request for proposals (RFP) for offshore wind power as required under Public Act 19-71, An Act Concerning the Procurement of Energy Derived from Offshore Wind. This request for proposals seeks up to 2,000 MW of offshore wind.

• 8/16/2019 Pachaug State Forest Campgrounds Closed

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is closing two of its campgrounds in Pachaug State Forest because the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus was detected in human-biting mosquitoes trapped in the area by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES).

• 8/8/2019 DEEP Designates Saturday, August 10 as Free Fishing License Day

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has designated Saturday, August 10, “Free Fishing License Day.”

• 8/2/2019 Connecticut Announces $7.5 Million to Fund Clean Air Projects from Volkswagen Settlement

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) this week announced that the State of Connecticut is making available $7.5 million dollars from the national legal settlement in the Volkswagen (VW) Corporation emissions cheating scandal to fund clean air projects.

• 8/1/2019 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in East Haven

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in East Haven on July 30 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).