A Friends of the Earth demonstration mocked corporate corn ethanol industry groups responsible for duping the Obama administration into believing ethanol is a form of clean energy worthy of billions of dollars in government handouts.

U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy gathered with several regional officials at the Kent Falls State Park on Thursday to formally announce a $5,000 grant that will help improve bicycle trails in the region.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has reappointed George “Gill” Bartlett of Deep River as Harbor Master for the harbors and navigable waterways of Chester. Bartlett will have the responsibility of overseeing Chester’s shoreline along Chester Creek and the Connecticut River. via Deep River resident re-appointed as harbor master – The Middletown Press. Blog this! Bookmark on
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Proposed regs to help protect aquatic wildlife living in the state’s streams would cost water customers millions of dollars, the president and chief executive officer of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority writes in The New Haven Register today.

Steps began to be taken last night in making Miller Pond a public drinking water reservoir. The 10-square-mile Hunts Brook watershed that feeds it will need to be protected to ensure the water remains potable.

Known for his lively presentations and published works, most recently “Stories in Stone,” author and Wesleyan professor emeritus Jelle de Boer will lead a tour of the Connecticut River aboard the Essex Riverboat Becky Thatcher Thursday, Oct. 30. Dr. de Boer taught the geology of Connecticut for more than 30 years.

While Wednesday night’s City Plan meeting was not a hearing to receive public testimony, some managed to get a chance to testify against a proposed cement plant.

New Haven-based Phoenix Press has received a 2010 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. EPA. The annual awards recognize the country’s leading green power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market.

The owner of an inoperative Bridgeport, Conn. brass facility has agreed to pay $52,000 for violating federal regulations covering the disposal, use, storage and marking violations of PCBs, the EPA has announced.

40 people showed up at the Kent Town Hall last Friday to participate in a Planning and Zoning public forum called to gather public input on the future needs of the town.  The PZC is in the process of updating its Plan of Conservation and Development, a process that must be undertaken every 10 years
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The Connecticut chapter of the Sierra Club announced Tuesday that it had endorsed Joe Courtney, the Democratic Congressman who is seeking re-election in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. via Sierra Club endorses Courtney for Congress | The Day. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit
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CT Environmental Headlines was among CT DEP GreenCircle Award winners Tuesday at The Siemon Co., in Watertown. Award winners range from a group of Milford Cub Scouts for a beach cleanup to The Siemon Co., which has installed hundreds of solar panels and reduced its waste to landfills.

CT Environmental Headlines (where you are right now) is a blog, website and e-mail service that provides links to the public to current environmental news stories in the state.

Reviewing energy consumption in buildings is one of the Yale’s Office of Facilities’ top priorities. But at 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, the campus newspaper reports that lights inside of rooms across campus illuminated the empty sidewalks.

Yale made international headlines in 2005 when it announced an ambitious goal for cutting carbon output. Now, the news blog of the Yale Alumni Magazine — which is editorially independent — takes a look at what the university has and has not accomplished.

Gary Pechie, director of wage and workplace standards at the CT DOL, said workers from a New York subcontractor company working at the site were unable to provide proof of workman’s compensation and insurance and were asked to leave. via State Dept. of Labor investigates Avalon Bay in Wilton – The Hour. Blog this! Bookmark
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The Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice points us to a study released by HealthyStuff.org that has found harmful chemicals including lead, phthalates, cadmium, and organotins in a number of home improvement products.

On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Connecticut Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club will host its fourth annual AT Day, a celebration of the 71-year-old national landmark and the volunteers who maintain it. The event is “a way to recognize the 53 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut and get as many people out there
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CT Environmental Headlines is honored to be a recipient of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s 2009 GreenCircle Award. A ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. in Watertown on Oct. 19.

Small poultry farmers in Connecticut who are looking to expand their business and grow jobs will now be able to do so thanks to a new law approved by the General Assembly, according to a news release from state Sen. Edith Prague.

Northeast Utilities and NSTAR have announced that both companies’ Boards of Trustees have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement that will create one of the nation’s largest utilities, with a total enterprise value of $17.5 billion. The company will continue to be called Northeast Utilities.