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• 3/28/2017 Gov. Malloy And Commissioner Klee Statements on Presidential Executive Order Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Klee released the following statements in response to an executive order President Trump signed today rolling back previous action made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Clean Power Plan, including a rule cutting power-plant carbon emissions.

• 3/27/2017 School Vacation Week Programs at Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that Dinosaur State Park will be expanding its Museum hours back to a Tuesday – Sunday schedule beginning April 1st.

• 3/24/2017 Registration Begins Today For The 12th Annual Great Park Pursuit Family Adventure

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that registration for the 2017 No Child Left Inside® Great Park Pursuit – Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure is now open at www.NoChildLeftInside.org through Friday, May 5, 2017.

• 3/24/2017 Glastonbury Shooting Range Re-opens for 2017 Season

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the Glastonbury Shooting Range is scheduled to open for supervised public use on Saturdays and Sundays beginning Saturday, April 1 and remaining open through November 26.

• 3/23/2017 CAES and DEEP Anticipate Another Spring of Heavy Gypsy Moth Defoliation

  Connecticut’s Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) cautioned residents today to anticipate a heavy presence of gypsy moth caterpillars this spring along with significant defoliation of hardwood trees.

• 3/23/2017 DEEP Announces 1.267 Million Gallons of Recreational Vessel Boat Sewage Removed in 2016 and $1 Million in Grants Awarded for Marine Sewage Disposal Facilities for the 2017 Boating Season

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that during the 2016 boating season, pumpout facilities and pumpout vessel programs removed a record level of more 1.267 million gallons of recreational marine sewage from vessels in Long Island Sound and Candlewood Lake.

• 3/16/2017 New Dates Announced for Meetings on Quinnipiac River Watershed Revised Flood Maps

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region I Boston office will hold two public open houses in Connecticut where residents can view revised flood maps that will become effective in twenty communities within the Quinnipiac River watershed.

• 3/7/2017 DEEP Announces Program at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby

  In appreciation of the outstanding achievements of women in Connecticut, the Kellogg Environmental Center will have two guest lecturers on Connecticut women in the suffragist movement and the history of inspirational Connecticut women.

• 3/2/2017 CT DEEP Announces a Public Information Meeting for the Proposed Renovation of the Mansfield Hollow Lake State Boat Launch in Mansfield

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a public information meeting or “open house” is scheduled from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, in the Council Chamber at the Mansfield Town Hall- Audrey P. Beck Municipal Building, located at 4 S. Eagleville Road, Mansfield, CT.

• 3/1/2017 CT DEEP Announces a Public Information Meeting for the Proposed Renovation of the Bantam Lake State Boat Launch in Morris

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a public information meeting or “open house” is scheduled from 7:00 -- 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15, downstairs at the Morris Town Hall located at 3 East Street, Morris.

• 3/1/2017 March Program Schedule at Goodwin Conservation Center

  Enjoy the company of fellow hikers and get some great outdoor exercise.

• 2/22/2017 Providing Housing for Bluebirds One Box at a Time DEEP Bluebird Project Marks 37 Years

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that bundled, uncut lumber for building bluebird nest boxes is available at no charge to organized groups, such as schools, scouts, conservation commissions, and garden clubs, on a first come, first serve basis.

• 2/22/2017 “Raptors, Rescues, and Ambassador Birds” Photo Exhibit at Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces a a photo exhibit, “Raptors, Rescues, and Ambassador Birds from A Place Called Hope” by local photographer Sophie Zyla, at the Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby, through the end of March.

• 2/21/2017 CT DEEP, Public Officials Launch Campaign to Recycle More Plastic Bags, Wraps

  State officials and recycling advocates today launched a new campaign to increase recycling of plastic bags and wraps, noting that a survey finds most people in Connecticut are not yet aware of where and what to recycle.

• 2/16/2017 New Report finds CT EPR Programs Increase Recycling, Save Money, Create Jobs and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  An innovative approach to recycling in Connecticut that involves support from industries that produce and sell various products is increasing recycling, reducing trash disposal costs for cities and towns, creating jobs, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions linked to Climate Change.