CT Mirror Environment

Going beyond the story on all things environment and energy. Tweets by @janellens and other @CTMirror staff. RTs ≠ endorsement.

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Internet providers have been pushing back on efforts to make pricing and service speeds more transparent for consumers.

https://t.co/BD8YLAuheq

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The developer of Park City Wind may be trying to alter its contract with the state. And that's not the only problem the project faces.

https://t.co/LknbzczZfE

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The biggest climate bill proposed in CT this year is dead, and a few smaller measures could be the stars of the 2023 legislative session.

https://t.co/uiHMIjrvnM

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Agriculture is changing in CT, a revolution about more than marijuana. CT farmers are growing choi, forming co-ops — and hosting weddings.

https://t.co/TfY0vHgtp4

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Building emissions are CT's second-largest category of greenhouse gas emissions — and they're growing. Is the state addressing them?

https://t.co/M3TbS0qyz7

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A vote by PURA commissioners moves CT toward a new way of setting utility rates, but it could be a political headache for Gov. Ned Lamont.

https://t.co/Bl7a8Yex6K

[Andrew Brown @Andy_Ed_Brown]

The EPA announced last month it was establishing an enforceable limit for PFAS in public drinking water.

Not all systems in CT have shared testing results. But the ones that have show there are plenty of systems with PFAS levels above the new limit. https://t.co/fZN0e7lEB6

[Stephen Busemeyer @StephenBus]

The price tag for this could be ... significant. Great reporting from @Andy_Ed_Brown https://t.co/JxTJuOkoOO

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CT's public water utilities may soon be required to install treatment technology to help remove PFAS, or "forever chemicals," from tap water.

https://t.co/4ga64eQ3By

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A plan to overhaul CT's waste-disposal and recycling system is being scaled back amid opposition from the industry and some municipalities.

https://t.co/JGtchm40lJ

[Mark Pazniokas @CTMirrorPaz]

Taking food out of the waste stream and mandating recycled content in packaging are probably the least controversial provisions in @GovNedLamont's ambitious plan. Both complement private-sector efforts. https://t.co/BaBoGNtVv7

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The story of CT companies converting food waste to other products is central to Lamont’s advocacy for a waste-disposal and recycling bill.

https://t.co/MaN5fUqAJj

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Connecticut lawmakers are looking to overhaul electric utility accountability and regulations for the second time in three years.

https://t.co/P7NqacjQ6H

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CT has been shipping 860,000 tons of trash out-of-state annually ever since a Hartford trash-to-energy plant closed. Here's what's going on.

https://t.co/R1c16k8rYg

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Gov. Lamont extended the deadline for LIHEAP assistance, but state funds for relief remain unspent. Critics say the state was too frugal.

https://t.co/eq8EjmwZSY

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Legislators want to know how many families can’t get any more funding from the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program. https://t.co/jyJV6oSSXn

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Gov. Ned Lamont wants to increase recycling and radically overhaul how and where CT waste is disposed. Industry officials aren't so sure. https://t.co/DZjiCbGS3z

[Mark Pazniokas @CTMirrorPaz]

Connecticut is committed to increasing its already admirable rates of recycling. But if you catch a hauler mixing trash and recycling, don't expect state environmental officials to do anything. https://t.co/Vo2XwiiY77

[Stephen Busemeyer @StephenBus]

So I put my plastic in the blue bin, but some trash haulers dump the recycling with the rest of the trash? https://t.co/Veck4bl43E

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CT trash haulers have been spotted mixing recyclables with trash, in trucks or at transfer stations, to save money. Little oversight exists. https://t.co/mwZgGhUSC9