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DEEP Encourages Continued Bear Awareness As Bears Prepare for Winter
(HARTFORD)—During the fall season, black bears increase their food intake to add fat reserves needed to help them survive winter. The quest for more food makes bears very active and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents of several best practices to reduce the likelihood of an encounter with a bear.
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(HARTFORD) — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce that it is piloting a new online reservation system to improve the visitor experience and park management on summer weekends and holidays at Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield.
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Governor Dannel P. Malloy and other Connecticut officials are urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve a petition filed by the State of Connecticut along with eight other neighboring Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to require nine upwind states located in the west and the south to reduce air pollution generated within their borders that is carried to states in the northeast by prevailing winds, causing public health issues for area residents and economic disincentives for the region’s businesses.
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DEEP Lifts Statewide Burn Ban on Public Lands It Administers
(HARTFORD)- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, the statewide burn ban for Connecticut’s State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas has been lifted. This decision comes as recent precipitation has significantly improved conditions and lowered the forest fire danger level to LOW to MODERATE statewide over the past few days.
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Fact sheet about creating brush piles for wildlife produced by the Connecticut DEEP Wildlife Division.
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Fact sheet about the Virginia Opossum produced by the Connecticut DEEP Wildlife Division.
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Food Residual Composting Facilities
The following tables identify the permitted composting and anaerobic digestion facilities allowed to accept food waste and the facilities undergoing permit review by the DEEP.
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Composting and Organics Recycling
Organic materials that are source-separated from the trash are highly recyclable and should be thought of as a resource, not a waste.
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(HARTFORD, CT) - A coalition of New England states today jointly announced steps they are taking to pursue federal funding designed to encourage transmission infrastructure investment.
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Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons Starting Soon
(HARTFORD)- Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the dates for 2024-2025 migratory bird hunting seasons, which include seasons for ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, rails, and crows.
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DEEP and City of Meriden Announce Food Scrap Co-Collection Pilot Program For 1,000 Households
(HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the City of Meriden announced today the launch of “Making Meriden Green,” a first-of-its-kind municipal food scrap co-collection pilot program that will demonstrate how waste diversion and reduction solutions can help to address the statewide waste disposal crisis.
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All Regional Recyclers of Wood, LLC, Bethel
Notice of tentative determination to approve application submitted by All Regional Recyclers of Wood, LLC for a Solid Waste Volume Reduction facility. Written comments due by January 2, 2026.
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Information related to the draft plan where DEEP will manage flow within the Farmington River
