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Even as extreme weather fueled by climate change pummeled Connecticut last year, all major climate legislation failed.

A 2004 law committed CT to California’s emission standards. But a committee must decide if doing so is consistent with legislative intent.

Sikorsky says the layoffs are triggered by several major programs 'progressing into production' and ongoing material shortages.

The Stratford-based company says the layoffs, which total about 250 workers when accounting for out-of-state employees, account for about 2% of Sikorsky’s workforce.

Predating dinosaurs, the horseshoe crab has roamed the earth for 445 million years, surviving five mass extinctions and three ice ages, but overfishing and habitat loss pose the greatest challenge yet to the survival of Long Island Sound’s “living fossils.” A new state ban on horseshoe crab harvests aims to turn the keystone species’ declining numbers around. On Wednesday, state leaders and ...

The new law puts in place a ban on horseshoe crab hand harvesting, which is the manual harvesting of crabs. The law takes effect on Oct. 1. Anyone caught violating the law will face a $25 fine for each crab they’ve harvested.

Many communities, particularly those in urban centers and environmental justice communities, lack reliable and convenient access to redemption locations, according to DEEP. In this first round of fun...

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More roads surfaced with rubberized asphalt mean more pollution in the waters of Long Island Sound. That harms water quality and aquaculture.

Horseshoe crabs, an ancient relative of spiders, have seen their populations decline in Long Island Sound.