News Releases - 2018

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• 7/30/2018 DEEP State Parks Division Holds Annual Lifeguard Competition

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) State Park Division will hold its Annual Lifeguard Competition at Hammonasset Beach State Park - East Beach, on Tuesday July 31st, beginning at 5:00 pm.

• 7/27/2018 DEEP Launches a Discover Outdoor Connecticut Photo Contest

  Have you taken an amazing wildlife photo? Did you spot a pollinator up close?

• 7/26/2018 CT Fire Crew Departing 5:30 a.m. Friday for Western States to Assist U.S. Forest Service in Fighting Fires

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a 20-person fire crew will be departing 5:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, July 27, 2018 from DEEP Eastern District Headquarters, 209 Hebron Road, Marlborough to assist the U.S. Forest Service in fighting wildfires in western states.

• 7/20/2018 DEEP Announces Reopening of the Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the planned reopening of the Windsor Locks Canal State Prk Trail on Saturday, July 21, 2018.

• 7/17/2018 West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes in Five CT Towns

  The State Mosquito Management Program today urged Connecticut residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases.

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• 10/9/2018 DEEP and AAA Urge Motorists to Watch for Deer and Moose This Fall

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and AAA reminds motorists to be watchful of increased deer and moose activity along roadways, especially during early morning and evening hours.

• 10/3/2018 Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Hampton and North Stonington

  The State Mosquito Management Program announced today that mosquitoes trapped in Hampton on September 19 and North Stonington on September 26 have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 10/4/2018 DEEP Announces Winners of First Discover Outdoor Connecticut Photo Contest

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Bureau of Natural Resources recently held its first Discover Outdoor Connecticut Photo Contest.

• 10/5/2018 DEEP Announces Opening Days of Upcoming Fall Firearms Hunting Seasons

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has announced the Opening Days of turkey and small game hunting seasons.

• 10/21/2018 Fatal Boating Accident on Candlewood Lake

  On Sunday, October 21, 2018 evening at 12:30 p.m., Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police Officers responded to Candlewood Lake in Brookfield for a report of a capsized 17 foot motorboat.

• 10/15/2018 DEEP, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Congresswoman DeLauro Launch World’s First Full-Size Solar/Electric Pumpout Boat in Branford

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, along with the Town of Branford and East Shore District Health Department today launched the world’s first full-size solar/electric pumpout boat which will be used to remove recreational boat sewage from vessels in the Branford River and Branford Harbor starting next Spring.

• 10/22/2018 UPDATE: Fatal Boating Accident on Candlewood Lake

  On Sunday, October 21, 2018 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police Officers responded to Candlewood Lake in Brookfield for a report of a capsized motorboat with two adult males aboard the vessel.

• 10/30/2018 Put Bats on Your Treat List This Halloween

  As Halloween approaches, images of bats are everywhere -- from holiday decorations to super hero costumes and haunted house tours.

• 10/4/2018 Connecticut Receives More Than $30 Million to Support Local Clean Water Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that the State of Connecticut has been awarded over $30 million in Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund grants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will be used to help finance community-based water infrastructure projects, including for public drinking water systems and municipal sewage plants.