HARTFORD — Transportation officials are working to keep plans on track for high-speed trains running through Connecticut, western Massachusetts and Vermont. The three states have received $160 million in federal economic stimulus money for track improvements to link high-speed trains from New York City to New Haven, and north to Hartford, Springfield, Mass., Vermont and
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35 years of outstanding NOFA conferences. Don’t miss the 36th! Here are some of the reasons why you should attend: 200 workshops (full list here) on organic farming, gardening and land care, homesteading, sustainability, nutrition, spirituality, food politics, activism, and much, much more… Special workshops designed for kids and teens. An educational, fun opportunity for
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The Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA) in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, has announced plans to upgrade its Mystic Water Pollution Control Facility. Plans call for the installation of a nutrient removal system called BioMag, developed and implemented by Cambridge Water Technology (CWT), to meet the plant’s performance goals. Cambridge Water Technology has successfully completed
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Ground was broken last October for Phase One of the larger treatment plant overhaul, an estimated $140-million project that officials say will make the sewage plant into a state-of-art facility in Connecticut. The new headworks is expected to be completed about a year from now, according to Harold F. Alvord, the city’s director of public
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A few weekends ago, service on Metro-North and Amtrak was thrown into chaos when two trains ripped down portions of the overhead caternary (power line). Trains were cancelled, weekend riders stranded. Metro-North’s service in Connecticut is made all the more challenging by a technological quirk of fate. Ours is the only commuter railroad in the
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For more than 50 years the volunteer group Friends of Greenwich Point has acted without much fanfare but has had a big impact helping preserve the beauty and health of Greenwich Point. Though not to be confused with the Greenwich Point Conservancy, which is focused on the deteriorating condition of landmarks at the park, the
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Stamford Green Drinks, Special Event! Green Drinks on The Water! Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 6-9 p.m., Saltwater Grille, Stamford, CT. RSVP HERE Join Stamford Green Drinks LinkedIn via Stamford GreenDrinks. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to
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LENOX, MASS. — Once a dumping ground for chemicals, a stretch of the Housatonic River that winds near this Berkshires hamlet is being scoured in a lengthy, expensive cleanup. Now, dredging other parts of the riverbed is under consideration, but the fishers, bird watchers and swimmers who would benefit are wondering how much effort is
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“Excellent news,” is what Connecticut Fund for the Environment said of the Connecticut Appellate Court’s decision to uphold the Old Saybrook Inland Wetlands Commission decision to deny River Sound development permits for one of the state’s largest unprotected pieces of coastal open space known as “The Preserve.” “In upholding the decision to deny the permit,
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More than one-in-four of all flowering plants are under threat of extinction according to the latest report to confirm the ongoing destruction of much of the natural world by human activity. As a result, many of nature’s most colourful specimens could be lost to the world before scientists even discover them, claims the research, published
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Senate Democrats’ decision to scale back energy legislation disappointed environmentalists, some utilities and the Obama administration, which took office promising to steer the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels. Conversely, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to drop a cap-and-trade plan, in which companies would buy and sell pollution rights, was “welcome news” for companies
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Agency Specialists Say Greenhouse Gas Offsets Unenforceable and Demand Probe Washington, DC — The major bills before Congress to regulate greenhouse gases to combat global climate change suffer from “multiple unfixable flaws” that undermine their effectiveness, according to a detailed congressional disclosure by two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees, posted today by Public Employees
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Massachusetts is beginning a six-year, $300 million rehabilitation intended to shore up the bridge for generations. It is the most high-profile, the most expen sive, and potentially the most disruptive project in the state’s 300-bridge, $3 billion Accelerated Bridge Program, a vast initiative aimed at reversing decades of deferred bridge investment and demonstrating to a
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More riders, aging mass transit systems and inadequate money for maintenance and upgrades — a familiar story line for commuters and those faced with the task of keeping the trains running. What is new this summer is that the problems are making headlines again, in part because of an extended heat wave that has smothered
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Dear editor , I’m Matt. I’m 9. I live with my Brother ,mom, and dad. Lately I have seen a lot more discharge in the Connecticut River and the sound. I am convinced that if you insert this drawing into the Lyme Times it will coax a lot of boaters to not discharge their tanks
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The pace of migration quickened at the end of the week. A visit to Milford Point at high tide Friday morning revealed arrivals from the high arctic, plus signs of local breeding success. via Talking Nature with Greg Hanisek » A Gathering Of Terns. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook
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The Metropolitan District Commission never had any intention of closing its more than 10,000 acres accessed by the public, commission Chairman William DiBella said today, despite a public hearing this week that drew sharp criticism of the suggestion. via Journal Inquirer > Connecticut & Region > MDC backpedals; Chairman says agency never planned to limit
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After hearing a presentation Wednesday night by Giovanni Zinn, an environmental consultant for the New Haven sustainability office, the commissioners swiftly approved 20 solar panel installation for the caretaker’s cottage at Lighthouse Point might be catching rays—through 20 solar panels. Final approval must come from the Board of Aldermen. via Lighthouse May Go Solar |
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It may be trash to most folks, but to those in the waste business, people’s garbage is a valuable commodity. And that’s why there;s a bidding war growing for the estimated 750,000 tons of garbage that 70 towns and cities pay more than $500 million a year to burn at a trash-to-energy plant in Hartford.
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GUILFORD — Concerned a proposed amendment allowing wind turbines in yards may infringe on neighbors’ property plans, the Planning and Zoning Commission has opted to edit the regulation and consider it at another meeting. Commissioners and one resident who spoke out at a public hearing Wednesday said they were concerned that the ordinance’s approval would
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