News Releases

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• 2/6/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Passport to Parks Program, Providing Connecticut Residents Greater Access to State Park System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the launch of the state’s Passport to Parks program, a new system that supports services at the state parks system while allowing Connecticut residents who have valid state license plates to access all state parks for free, effective immediately.

• 2/2/2018 CT Greenways Council Accepting Nominations

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Greenways Council today announced that they are now soliciting nominations for official state greenway designations.

• 2/1/2018 DEEP and PURA Release Final Resource Assessment, Appraisal, and Determination of Millstone Report

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) today released the final Resource Assessment, Appraisal, and Determination of Millstone Report regarding the current and projected future viability of the Millstone nuclear generating facilities, the role of such facilities as well as others in meeting Connecticut’s carbon and other emission targets, and mechanisms to achieve those targets.

• 1/29/2018 12th Annual No Child Left Inside® Winter Festival

  Grab your winter gear, bundle up your children and join us for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® 12th annual FREE Winter Festival at Burr Pond State Park, 384 Burr Mountain Road, Torrington.

• 1/26/2018 Migratory Bird Hunting Season Regulations Meeting

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that the Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA), 391 Route 32, in North Franklin.

• 1/22/2018 DEEP Releases Names of those Involved in Weekend Boating Accident in Groton

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today released the names of victims involved in the boating accident in Groton on Saturday morning.

• 1/10/2018 DEEP Reminds Residents to Protect Air Quality, Burn Only Seasoned Firewood

  Wood burning season in Connecticut is underway and to protect air quality the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) wants to remind residents to burn only clean, dry, seasoned firewood that has been split and dried for at least 6 months, and avoid allowing fires to smolder.

• 1/9/2018 Learn More about the Fascinating World of Insects

  Ever wonder about some of the insects spotted right outside your home?

• 1/3/2018 PURA Opens Rate Adjustment Proceeding After Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

  Today, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) initiated a proceeding to consider adjustments to rates that may be appropriate for Connecticut customers of regulated utilities, to account for revisions to tax laws—including corporate tax rates--contained in the recently enacted Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act).

• 1/2/2018 DEEP Announces Plan to Redevelop MIRA Facility

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today the selection of the Sacyr Rooney Development Team to modernize the Materials Innovation and Recycle Authority (MIRA) facility in Hartford.

• 12/20/2017 Camp Columbia State Forest - Timber Harvest and Trail Closures

  The DEEP Forestry Division has begun a timber harvest at Camp Columbia State Forest in Morris.

• 12/18/2017 Update on Missing Griswold Snowmobiler

  On Saturday, December 16, 2017 evening at 6:45 p.m., Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police Officers responded to Pachaug Pond in Griswold for a report of a missing snowmobiler.

• 12/18/2017 Timber Harvest - Housatonic State Forest

  The DEEP Forestry Division is nearing completion of a timber harvest at Housatonic State Forest in Sharon.

• 12/15/2017 Annual Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp Artistic Competition Begins

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is once again inviting artists to enter their waterfowl artwork in Connecticut’s annual Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamp Art Contest.

• 12/12/2017 The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Reminds Residents to Recycle Unwanted Electronic Devices this Holiday Season

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds residents to drop off their unwanted computers, monitors, printers and televisions at a local collection center for recycling under DEEP’s Electronics Recycling Program.