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Created and run by residents, Waterfords Residents for Inclusion and Social Equity will hold a second organizational meeting Monday, Feb. 7 at the public

More than 10,000 students are now in Storrs residence halls, along with about 400 Stamford residential students and thousands of commuter students at those ...

Voices swelled with the lyrics of the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and New London and Groton Town both raised the Pan-African flag

The event will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Town Hall, 45 Fort Hill Road, according to an event notice.

Environmental advocates are in favor of investments in climate action and nature projects New York Gov. Kathy Hochul put forth in her executive budget. Among the proposals is a $4 billion Environmental Bond Act - with projects geared toward protecting clean water, reducing pollution, and reducing local climate risks - and $400 million for the state Environment Protection Fund. ...

As Pennsylvania continues to grow its solar-energy capacity, a new report found the roofs of big-box stores present a big opportunity to increase clean-energy use. The Commonwealth has more than 3,700 major retail sites, with large rooftops unobstructed by shade. Analysis from PennEnvironment and Frontier Group showed the combined space could generate 3,000 gigawatt-hours of clean electricity each year, enough to power almost 300,000 homes. ...

NOAA has selected 52,000 acres of Long Island Sound wetlands for preservation and research. It’s the nation’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve, but Connecticut’s first.

It is hard to think of a category of components in which Connecticut could not contribute to the vessels, logistics, ports and harbors that are part of the

Connecticut has secured its first National Estuarine Research Reserve along part of the states Long Island Sound. Conservationists applaud the news as key toward finding solutions to address habitats threatened by climate change. The reserve is a state-federal partnership, providing annual funding for research on climate resiliency, water quality, and fish and wildlife habitats. ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comments through the end of this month regarding a proposal which would sharply reduce methane pollution. Environmental advocates in Pennsylvania say it is critical for residents to provide testimony because they are not being protected from the oil and natural-gas industry. A study from the Environmental Defense Fund found the states gas industry leaked more than one million tons of methane in 2017. ...