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• 5/30/2018 Gov. Malloy Announces $7.5 Million to Fund Clean Air Projects from Volkswagen Settlement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is making available $7.5 million dollars from the national legal settlement in the Volkswagen (VW) Corporation emissions cheating scandal to fund clean air projects.

• 5/16/2018 DEEP Announces Completed State Fire Assistance Dry Hydrant Grants

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Division of Forestry today announces that nine fire departments have completed the installation of dry hydrants funded in part by State Fire Assistance funds.

• 5/10/2018 Bird in Hand Banding Demonstration

  2018 is the Year of the Bird!

• 5/8/2018 Great Park Pursuit: Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure Begins Saturday May 12th

  May 12th is a great day to be outdoors with your family – it’s the first day of Connecticut’s No Child Left Inside® Great Park Pursuit: Connecticut State Parks Family Adventure and Family Fishing Day across the state.

• 5/18/2018 DEEP Update on State Park Closures

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) State Parks Division continues to clean up damage to the Connecticut State Parks that were most impacted by Tuesday’s storm.

• 5/2/2018 CT DEEP Notified of a Sewage Spill in Dalton, Massachusetts

  On Wednesday, May 2, 2018 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Emergency Response Unit (ERU) was notified by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP) of a sewer main break in Dalton, Massachusetts that is impacting the Housatonic River.

• 5/23/2018 DEEP Announces Measures to Protect Shorebirds at Coastal Beaches and Wading Birds at Offshore Islands

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook will be closed to the public from now through September 9, 2018, to prevent disturbances to nesting birds.

• 5/16/2018 Storm Update: State Park Closures

  There is extensive storm damage to a number of Connecticut State Parks and Forests throughout the most affected areas of the state.

• 5/14/2018 Additional Tour of Seaside State Park Historic Buildings Offered for Prospective Bidders

  ​The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is offering a tour of four historic buildings at Seaside State Park, located at 36 Shore Rd, Waterford, for prospective proposers on Wednesday, June 6 at 11 am.

• 6/10/2018 DEEP EnCon Police Arrest Suspect for Running over Geese

  On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at approximately 08:19 hours, Waterbury Police Department received a 911 emergency call from a witness who observed an individual drive over multiple Canada Geese with their vehicle on North Main Street in front of the Knotty Pine package store in Waterbury.

• 11/15/2017 Recycling Rules Now the Same Across Connecticut - Easy to Tell People “What’s IN, What’s OUT”

  There’s no longer any need for guesswork about what goes into the blue recycling bin and what you should put in the garbage.

• 11/30/2017 DEEP Releases 2017-2022 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that its draft 2017-2022 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is available for public review and comment.

• 11/17/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $2 Million in Funding to Continue State’s Successful Electric Vehicle Consumer Rebate Program

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is continuing to strengthen efforts to promote the sale of electric vehicles (EVs) with the release of $2 million in additional funding to continue its widely popular consumer rebate program.

• 11/21/2017 Connecticut Grown Christmas Tree Farms Opening This Week Statewide

  Many of the state’s approximately 500 Christmas tree growers will open for business this week, offering customers fresh Connecticut Grown trees that provide sustainable economic and environmental benefits as well as a memorable family activity.

• 11/17/2017 Osborne Homestead Museum's "A Holiday at the Opera" and Holiday Farm Market

  Are you ready to hear some bel canto?