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Short Permit Process Fact Sheet
Short Permit Process Fact Sheet
Best Management Practices for Mercury Amalgam
Best Management Practices for Mercury Amalgam
State Environmental Conservation Police Annual Report
Connecticuts No Discharge Area Program Home
Connecticut's No Discharge Area Program
Learn about open burning restrictions on property that is used exclusively for residential purposes.
A municipality may burn clean brush at its DEEP permitted transfer station, landfill, or recycling center. Learn about the open burning requirements and restrictions for municipalities.
Final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
In 2011 the EPA finalized the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) in response to a 2008 court decision remanding the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to EPA
Anti-Idling - Connecticut Schools
Connecticut continues its effort to reduce unnecessary idling and increase awareness of the adverse effects of idling on public health and the environment. Children are particulary vulnerable to diesel exhaust emissions and Connecticut has focused on reducing diesel school bus emissions at schools. Learn more about anti-idling efforts at Connecticut schools.
Anti-Idling - Compliance and Enforcement
Reducing emissions from idling motor vehicle engines is one of the most important air-quality issues in Connecticut today. Connecticut is committed to reducing air pollution, protecting our health and improving the environment. Learn more about anti-idling compliance and enforcement.
Anti-Idling - Casey’s Clean Air Week
Connecticut continues its effort to reduce unnecessary idling and increase awareness of the adverse effects of idling on public health and the environment. Children are particulary vulnerable to diesel exhaust emissions and Connecticut has focused on reducing diesel school bus emissions at schools. Learn more about anti-idling efforts at Connecticut schools.
Mobile sources in Connecticut typically burn gasoline or diesel fuel, but new vehicle technologies allow vehicles to operate with zero or low emissions by utilizing electricity or renewable fuels to power the vehicle. Learn more about Fuels in CT!
The LEV program requires that all new vehicles sold in Connecticut meet strict California emission standards.
Connecticut's Electronic Recycling Law
In July of 2007, the State of Connecticut was one of the first in a growing list of states that adopted an Electronics Recycling Law concerning the recycling of household electronic waste (e-waste).
Air Quality Summary and Trends
Air Quality Summaries and Trends