Revisions to original draft provide more flexible, workable, cost effective system The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released final proposed stream flow regulations that respond to public comment on an initial draft by presenting a more flexible, cost effective and workable system for protecting the state’s rivers and streams. The Connecticut Department of
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Green lodging. It’s a relatively new term, but expect it to become more common as travelers increasingly seek to stay in a place that practices environmentally responsible policies, from saving water to recycling. In Connecticut, there are already 15 accommodations that participate in the Connecticut Green Lodging program, and several of them are located in
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PORTLAND- Conn — Portland Fire Department and several area fire crews are on the scene of a fire at Triram Connecticut LLC, an asphalt factory in Portland by the Connecticut River. via Portland Asphalt Factory Fire – WFSB Hartford. Also see: PORTLAND FIRE: Blaze damages portion of Triram asphalt plant – The Middletown Press. PORTLAND —
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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Two Massachusetts lawmakers said last Thursday they hope to deal a final blow to a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Fall River with an attempt to bar the Department of Energy from spending money on its regulatory review. via Congressmen have plan to kill Mass. LNG terminal – Connecticut
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The Connecticut Forest & Park Assoc. (CFPA) along with the Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Willington First Selectwoman Christina Mailhos, Mansfield Mayor Betsy Paterson and State Representative Bryan Hurlburt announced a land conservation deal that preserves over 530 acres of forest land and hiking trails. “Connecticut’s natural environment is an important part of our character and charm
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The Pequonnock River Initiative (PRI) — a partnership between the City of Bridgeport and the towns of Monroe and Trumbull — was formed recently to develop a watershed plan for the Pequonnock River watershed.

The Friends of Sherwood Island State Park are hosting a series of Thursday evening lectures on environmental topics at the Park’s Nature Center. The lectures are free, and at 6 entrance to the park is free. Aug. 19 at 6:30: Dan Levinson, Green Village Initiative Aug. 26 at 6:30: Chris Cryder, Save the Sound Sept.
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Putnam, Conn. — Water restrictions will remain in place in Putnam, officials say, because water levels in the Little River have not risen high enough to lift them. Residents have lived under restricted water use for more than a month because the town’s main water source, the Little River, had fallen below critical flow, or
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The Rhode Island Senate has submitted the findings and recommendations of its task force on the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project to FERC. The task force recommends that FERC deny Weaver’s Cove LNG’s application to construct an offshore LNG unloading berth. The Rhode Island Senate’s submission is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No.
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The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has expanded its efforts to clean up the East River and Long Island Sound by reducing their nitrogen levels. Nitrogen buildup promotes excessive algae growth, which endangers fish and other organisms close to the base of the food chain, converting once thriving waterways into dead zones.
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Please help sustain the American shad population and its fishery by supporting initiatives for a spring striped bass commercial fishing season on the Connecticut River and continuing efforts to keep our long tidal river clean. And, please, enjoy a delicious dish of shad next spring. Mark Twain would, if he could. via Connecticut River Shad
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“Unseen and often forgotten by many, the North Branch of the Park River flows along the boundaries of Hartford’s West End, Asylum Hill and Blue Hills neighborhoods,” according to a recent report on the Park River watershed. The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP) with Fuss & O’Neill, th eFarmington River Watershed Association, the Park
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The 24th Annual Rockfall Symposium titled, “Changes to Regional Planning – New Opportunities to Share State & Local Services” will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 at Essex Steam Train & Riverboat in Essex, Connecticut. Four speakers will help participants understand what can be done to achieve necessary efficiencies
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MIDDLETOWN – The city’s Economic Development Committee is endorsing a proposal to develop a kayak and canoe launch site on the Coginchaug River. A representative from the Coginchaug River Access Group proposed the development of the launching site prior to Monday night’s meeting, indicating that there is only one portion of the Coginchaug River of interest: on
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Essex — The collection at the Connecticut River Museum was not harmed by a fire that engulfed part of the building late Wednesday night. via Collection at the Connecticut River Museum unharmed by fire | The Day. Essex, Conn. (WTNH) – Fire officials are brought in boats from the Connecticut River to battle flames at
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Nitrogen Discharges Reduced by 45 percent at Bronx Plant; Project Part of Citywide Plan to Cut Nitrogen Discharges into waterways by 60,000 Pounds Per Day Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway has announced the operation of enhanced treatment measures to reduce the amount of nitrogen being discharged into the East River at the Hunts Point Wastewater
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Two DFC300 Fuel Cell Power Plants to Provide Reliable and Efficient Power for Base Energy Plant Danbury-based FuelCell Energy, a manufacturer of high efficiency ultra-clean power plants using renewable and other fuels for commercial, industrial, government, and utility customers has announced the sale of two 300KW DFC300 fuel cell power plants to be installed at
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Bid to hike sewage content of Jersey rivers Trenton — Wastewater treatment companies have asked the Christie administration to allow more pollutants to be discharged into New Jersey’s rivers and streams.  The Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and a coalition of 17 other groups are opposing the proposed
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STRATFORD — There’s an ambitious plan to make the Housatonic River, from its headwaters in Massachusetts to its mouth in Milford and Stratford, a greenway where cyclists and hikers can enjoy scenic vistas along its banks. via Housatonic greenway takes another step – Connecticut Post.

Everyone knows about the Connecticut River. It’s the largest river in the state and serves as the City of Hartford’s eastern border. People are not as familiar with Connecticut’s other river, the Park (née Hog) River. Last weekend, the Sad City Hartford team went urban kayaking down Hartford’s forgotten river. Let’s just say it was
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