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The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn
As some people return to what's left of their homes after the LA-area wildfires, experts...
CT leader calls for fighting climate change following string of dangerous storms: ‘I think we’re losing’
With wild fires raging in Los Angeles and flooding closer to home, Gov. Ned Lamont...
Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written to both try to...
Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world
Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us...
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Trump says he’s withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement again
The move announced Monday is a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and...
CT has a first-in-nation new law to curb illegal tire dumping. It’s lauded but has a loophole.
While the new extended producer responsibility law applies to manufacturers of tires sold in Connecticut,...
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Solar expected to save 120-year-old CT company $1.2M
New Britain’s Hitchcock Printing had a solar photovoltaic system installed in its facility, and it...
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Officials demand answers from DEEP over report showing 120,000 spills into CT waterways
The report showed how these spills, many involving potentially hazardous contaminants, seep through the cracks...
NJ-based company admits to Clean Water Act violations after 150 fish killed in CT waterway
A New Jersey-based company pleaded guilty after knowingly contaminating a Connecticut brook in 2019 that...
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Burning Teslas in LA add to toxic mix hindering wildfire cleanup
As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected...