News Releases - 2019

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• 12/3/2019 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to host public meeting on Sleeping Giant State Park master planning efforts

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11 in Hamden to discuss future restoration plans for Sleeping Giant State Park. The public meeting is part of a “mini-master planning” effort to restore and enhance sections of the park seriously damaged in a 2018 tornado and macro burst storm.

• 12/5/2019 DEEP Announces Selection of 804 MW of Offshore Wind Power from Park City Wind Project

  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes announced today that a bid from developer Vineyard Wind has been selected to advance to contract negotiations with the state’s electric distribution companies to provide 804 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind through the development of the Park City Wind Project.

• 12/26/2019 CT Celebrates the New Year with First Day Hikes

  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) State Parks and its partners are sponsoring free, guided hikes in many state parks on New Year’s Day as part of America's State Parks’ First Day Hikes initiative taking place in all 50 states.

• 6/13/2019 Governor Lamont Announces Sleeping Giant State Park to Reopen to the Public on Friday, June 14

  Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden will reopen to the public beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 14.

• 6/27/2019 Fourth-of-July Weekend Beachgoers Asked to “Fish, Swim, and Play from 50 Yards Away” of Bird Nesting Areas

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is asking the public to help protect birds that nest in coastal areas by staying at least 50 yards away from places where large concentrations of birds are gathered and avoiding areas that are roped off or marked with signs designating nesting locations.

• 6/13/2019 DEEP Commissioner Launches 18-Month Push for Greater Efficiency in Permitting, Regulatory Processes

  Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today presented state business leaders and environmental professionals with a set of short-term high-impact agency goals aimed at providing greater predictability, efficiency, and transparency for environmental permitting and regulatory processes.

• 6/20/2019 Body Recovered from Connecticut River Was Missing Boater

  Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police today confirmed that the body pulled from the Connecticut River on Wednesday is that of the boater who went missing on Saturday, June 15, 2019.

• 6/17/2019 DEEP Offering Training to Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species

  The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) is offering training for citizens interested in volunteering to monitor local boat launches for the presence of invasive plants and animals, such as zebra mussels.

• 6/7/2019 Governor Lamont Signs Legislation Authorizing the Development of Offshore Wind in Connecticut

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed legislation his administration introduced with the support of legislative advocates that authorizes the development of offshore wind in Connecticut.

• 8/1/2019 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in East Haven

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in East Haven on July 30 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).

• 6/19/2019 Governor Lamont and DEEP Commissioner Dykes Statements on Trump Administration’s Actions to Replace the Clean Power Plan

  Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes today released the following statements regarding the Trump administration’s actions to replace the Clean Power Plan:

• 1/30/2019 SATURDAY: DEEP to Host 13th Annual No Child Left Inside® Winter Festival

  Grab your winter gear, bundle up your children and join us for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® 13th annual Winter Festival at Burr Pond State Park, 384 Burr Mountain Road, Torrington.

• 1/8/2019 DEEP Announces $3,173,530.50 in Trail Grants

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that it has awarded $3,173,530.50 in grants for nineteen projects to plan and design, build, expand, or enhance and improve multi-use trails and greenways across the state.

• 1/14/2019 DEEP Announces Reopening of Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford has reopened to the public.

• 1/7/2019 Annual Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp Artistic Competition Begins

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is once again inviting artists to enter their waterfowl artwork in Connecticut’s annual Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamp Art Contest.