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• DEEP Announces $1 Million in Federal Grants Awarded for Marine Sewage Disposal Facilities for the 2018 Boating Season

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that for the 2018 boating season, 43 marine facilities will receive $997,188 in funding under the annual Federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program.

• DEEP Reports Small Die-off in Local White-tailed Deer Herd

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a recently-discovered die-off of several deer in the Portland area may be due to hemorrhagic disease, which is one of the most important infectious diseases affecting white-tailed deer.

• Osborne Museum Architecture Tour, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced special architecture tours of the Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby, on Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Fall Archery Deer and Turkey Seasons Open September 15

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds sportsmen that the 2017 fall archery hunting season for deer and wild turkey opens on September 15.

• Connecticut DEEP’s Hunting and Fishing Day Gets a New Venue

  The sixth annual FREE Connecticut Hunting and Fishing Day will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 475 East Hartford Blvd. North, East Hartford, near Rentschler Field, with free parking provided courtesy of Cabela’s.

• Governors Report 14 States and Puerto Rico are ‘On Track’ to Hit Paris Climate Targets

  Citing recent extreme weather event as further evidence of the urgent need for climate solutions, the U.S. Climate Alliance (USCA)--an effort among 14 states and Puerto Rico to reduce greenhouse gas emissions--released a report showing that member states are collectively on track to meet and possibly exceed their portion of the U.S. commitment under the Paris Agreement.

• DEEP Announces Opening Days of Upcoming Fall Firearms Hunting Seasons

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has announced the Opening Days of fall firearms hunting seasons.

• Migratory Bird Hunting Season Dates Set

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the dates for the 2017-2018 migratory bird hunting seasons, which include seasons for ducks, geese, woodcock, snipe, rails, and crows. Specific details on season dates, bag limits, regulations, and other reminders are published in the 2017-2018 Migratory Bird Hunting Guide, which is available at www.ct.gov/deep/hunting.

• 2018 Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp Reproductions Now Available

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that prints of the 2018 Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp created by nationally renowned Connecticut artist Chet Reneson are now available in limited quantity.

• DEEP Bans Alcohol at Gardner Lake State Park, Salem 90-Day Ban Takes Effect This Saturday - August 5

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has temporarily banned the possession and consumption of alcohol at Gardner Lake State Park, Salem – effective this Saturday – to improve management of that park and address public safety issues there.

• DEEP Hosts “Reading the Rocks” a Geology Hike at Osbornedale State Park, Derby

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) hosts a geology hike at Osbornedale State Park, Derby, on Saturday, August 5th from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

• PURA Vice-Chairman Jack Betkoski named President of NARUC

  Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Vice-Chairman John W. "Jack" Betkoski, III today assumed the presidency of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

• DEEP Releases Additional Information on Weekend Boating Fatalities in New Haven Harbor

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police have released additional information on a boating incident in New Haven harbor that took the lives of two Fairfield men over the weekend.

• Celebrate Dinosaur State Park’s 51st Anniversary on August 19

  Dinosaur State Park and the Friends of Dinosaur Park and Arboretum (FDPA) are once again sponsoring their annual family-friendly festival on Saturday, August 19, celebrating the anniversary of the discovery of 2,000 early Jurassic dinosaur footprints in Rocky Hill.

• Gov. Malloy Says States Acting To Address Climate Change By Strengthening RGGI Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut energy and environment officials today applauded a proposal by states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to further reduce carbon emissions from power plants and make other enhancements to the nation’s first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.