Draft Amendment to the Housatonic River Basin Final Natural Resources Restoration Plan, Environmental Assessment, and Environmental Impact Evaluation for Connecticut Released for 30-Day Public Comment Period Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced a proposal to
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Sandy put dredging along the Housatonic on hold, but Tuesday crews finally got to work. It’s a sight many along the Houstonic River have been waiting for, for more than a decade. For more on this story, visit: Dredging the Housatonic River | WTNH.com Connecticut.

It will take about a month to move 50,000 cubic yards of silt and deepen the channel in the Housatonic River.

Written by Sen. Kevin Kelly Living in southwestern Connecticut, we are lucky to have many natural resources and recreations opportunities located only a short driving distance away. From the forests of Monroe to the banks of the Housatonic River to the shoreline of Long Island Sound, we can take advantage of the nice weather this
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PITTSFIELD — In the heart of the city, the scars are healing. In 1999, crews and heavy equipment converged on the Housatonic River to begin what would become an eight-year, $100 million cleanup of PCBs in a two-mile section of the river south of General Electric Co.’s former 250-acre Morningside plant. For more on this
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By DICK ALLEY The Connecticut DEEP does a good job with weekly fishing reports throughout each and every season. These reports also contain repeated bulletins and warnings about a variety of environmental and other concerns. One such concern are zebra mussels. Last year, these mussels were found in more locations throughout the Housatonic River and
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OXFORD — A brainstorming session Monday on Housatonic River flooding with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and representatives of eight municipalities brought new ideas for the future. Municipal leaders from old Milford to New Milford and beyond presented their concerns on what Blumenthal defined as a regional problem. For more on this story, visit: Connecticut
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Environmentalists are uniting in opposition against GE’s latest cleanup proposals for the Housatonic River — to create three PCB dumping sites in South County.

The Housatonic Valley Association announces the publication of the Head of the Housatonic brochure.