Climate Change
Addressing climate change presents residents, businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities a chance to create, evolve, and maintain a sustainable environment, a robust economy, and a higher quality of life today and tomorrow.
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On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) with a $62.45 million grant under its Solar for All initiative, including $400,000 of in kind services from EPA in the form of technical assistance. Project SunBridge will focus on increasing access to storage and solar for multi-family affordable housing.
Forecasted Ozone Exceedance Days
Table of Connecticut Forecasted Ozone Exceedances
Timber Rattlesnake Telemetry in CT
Biologists are using telemetry to study Connecticut's timber rattlesnake population and aid conservation of this state endangered species.
Contacts and Information for Tree Issues
A page for contacts and information to help the public navigate tree issues
Threats to CT Tree and Forest Health
Learn about the many factors influencing the health and function of Connecticut's trees and forests.
Learn about the non-native insect, hemlock woolly adelgid, that feeds on conifer trees.
DEEP Reminds Boaters to Purchase AIS Stamp Ahead of Targeted Enforcement this Labor Day Weekend
(HARTFORD) – The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) reminds boaters to purchase an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Stamp ahead of enhanced enforcement efforts over Labor Day Weekend. Anyone who operates a motorboat or personal watercraft on Connecticut’s inland waters, including the designated inland waters of the Connecticut, Housatonic and Thames Rivers, is required to purchase an AIS Stamp. The AIS Stamp can be purchased through DEEP’s online Sportsmen Licensing System or wherever fishing licenses are sold. DEEP urges inland boaters who have not yet purchased their 2025 AIS Stamp, to do so before heading on the water this weekend. An AIS Stamp annual purchase is required for both Connecticut residents and out-of-state visitors operating a registered vessel on Connecticut’s inland waters.
Trophy Fish Award Program
Trees for Communities Grant Program
Inflation Reduction Act funding to increase equitable access to trees in disadvantaged communities.
Significant Environmental Hazards
Section 22a-6u of the Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) requires the owner of property which is the source or location of pollution causing a significant environmental hazard to notify the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) after they become aware of such conditions.