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| Monday, May 20, 2013 |
| Emerald Ash Borer Found in Hamden, Connecticut |
| | The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) announced today that the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) has been detected in another Connecticut town – Hamden – so this invasive insect has now been found in nine Connecticut towns, all in New Haven County. |
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| Friday, May 17, 2013 |
| DEEP Offers Tips for Environmentally Friendly Summer Celebrations |
| | Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents and visitors of ways to enjoy outdoor celebrations this summer in an environmentally friendly manner. |
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| Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
| Connecticut, New Jersey Settle Clean Air Lawsuit With Owners of Coal-Burning Generating Plant |
| | The owners of a Pennsylvania power plant have agreed to stop burning coal in two generating units and to provide $1 million towards environmental mitigation in Connecticut and New Jersey as part of a clean air settlement announced today by Attorney General George Jepsen and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty. |
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| Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
| DEEP Encouraging Lifeguards to Apply for Positions at Connecticut State Parks |
| | Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) encourages anyone interested in working as a lifeguard this summer to apply for a position at Connecticut’s State Parks. Interested parties should visit the DEEP website (http://www.ct.gov/deep/lifeguards) for more information, including an application. |
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| Monday, May 13, 2013 |
| DEEP Announces Winner of 2014 Connecticut Duck Stamp Art Contest |
| | In an extremely close contest, a panel of judges recently selected wildlife artist John Brennan’s depiction of three hooded mergansers as the winner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) 2013-14 Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamp Art Contest. |
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| Monday, May 13, 2013 |
| Action Against ISO-New England Budget Resolved as CT and Other New England States Sign Settlement Agreement |
| | The Connecticut-led effort to rein in and establish oversight procedures for the budget of the organization that operates New England’s electric grid has taken an important step forward with parties to the matter reaching a settlement agreement. |
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