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• USDA Forest Service Approves Connecticut’s 2020 Forest Action Plan

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently received official approval from the USDA Forest Service of Connecticut’s 2020 Forest Action Plan, a ten-year strategic document designed to guide policies, priorities, and actions to conserve Connecticut’s forest resources across multiple landscapes from urban and suburban, to rural.

• RecycleCT Launches RecycleCT Wizard App

  (HARTFORD)—The RecycleCT Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the importance of managing materials more sustainably through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, is adding an app to its very successful RecycleCT Wizard search tool. While the web-based search tool has been very successful, the app will increase ease and access, likely doubling the number of inquiries, and will add languages beyond English and Spanish including French, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese.

• DEEP, CFPA Announce Master Woodland Manager Program

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forestry Division and the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), in collaboration with UConn Cooperative Extension, are thrilled to announce the Connecticut Master Woodland Manager Program (MWM), a year-long program consisting of online and field study that provides woodland owners and managers with the knowledge and skills that they need to make the right decisions for their woodland.

• DEEP Adopts Amended Regulations to Speed Pollution Cleanup

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the adoption of significant changes to two sets of regulations that govern the cleanup of pollution – the Remediation Standard Regulations (RSRs) and the Environmental Use Restriction Regulations (EURs).

• DEEP 2021 Fall Atlantic Salmon Stockings Nearing Completion

  (HARTFORD)— Connecticut’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) is nearing completion of its 2021 fall stockings of Atlantic salmon. DEEP’s Fisheries Division began stocking Atlantic salmon in early October, and nearly 1,400 salmon have been released so far with close to 150 left to stock.

• DEEP to Conduct Prescribed Burn in Pachaug State Forest

  (Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) plans to conduct a prescribed burn of 122 acres of forest at Pachaug State Forest tomorrow, March 10th, weather and conditions permitting.

• DEEP Approves $1.59 Million in Pollution-Reducing Grants

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the release of more than $1.59 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to support the state’s efforts to reduce diesel pollution and advance electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. ​​

• DEEP Announces Award of $12.7 Million in Volkswagen Settlement Funds For 43 New Electric School Buses in Environmental Justice Communities

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that the State of Connecticut is making available $12.7 million from the legal settlement in the Volkswagen (VW) Corporation emissions cheating scandal to fund five electric projects in the state, all in environmental justice communities.

• DEEP to Hold Public Information Meeting March 4th Regarding Proposed Improvements to Candlewood Lake State Boat Launch

  Despite the cold winter days, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) Boating Division is working to improve the Candlewood Lake State Boat Launch in Squantz Cove on Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield through a comprehensive redesign.

• Hammonasset Beach State Park Osprey Camera Streaming Live

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Menunkatuck Audubon Society have announced that video from one of the osprey platforms at Hammonasset Beach State Park is streaming online at Hammonasset Osprey Camera.

• Gov. Malloy and Commissioner Klee Blast Trump Administration Decision to Weaken Tailpipe Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Rob Klee are criticizing a decision announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll-back greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for automobiles.

• CT DEEP and Partners Will Host Events to Celebrate World Fish Migration Day

  On Saturday, April 21, conservationists worldwide will be celebrating the Third World Fish Migration Day.

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• No Child Left Inside® Winter Festival Postponed

  (HARTFORD)— Due to the forecasted weather conditions this weekend, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is postponing the No Child Left Inside® 20th annual Winter Festival scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7th, at Burr Pond State Park. The event has been postponed and is rescheduled for Saturday February 21st at Burr Pond State Park at 384 Burr Mountain Road in Torrington.