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With the final passage Friday of a “Connecticut Clean Air Act,” the House put a bow on a productive session for addressing climate change and clean energy, a comeback for environmentalists after recent years of failure and frustration. The victories come from a confluence of events, including automakers setting a timetable for all-electric product lines and a Biden administration leaning in to that goal with a gusher of federal funding to states for clean transportation.

The bill is poised to cut emissions and move the state toward electric vehicles.

Connecticut lawmakers are moving forward with sweeping legislation that aims to add...

A sweeping  “Connecticut Clean Air Act” passed the Senate on a largely party line vote Tuesday night and was sent to the House, where leaders of the Democratic majority promise a vote on final passage before the legislative session ends next week. The bill is intended to accelerate Connecticut’s embrace of electric vehicles with investments in charging infrastructure, tax rebates for e-bikes and electric motor vehicles, and tighter deadlines for electrifying transit and school bus fleets.

While the EV market has been relatively upscale, the bill attempts to broaden its appeal with provisions aimed at making battery-powered transportation more practical and affordable for renters and lower-income commuters.

Disputes over details appear to be ironed out or close to it, though Republicans remain generally opposed to the highest-profile bills.

Union leaders say allowing direct sales of electric vehicles would jeopardize more than...

DEEP Commissioner is excited about what the legislature is advancing in terms of clean transportation, clean energy, solar, carbon free electric grid.

Will this year be different for climate legislation? There is reason for optimism even...

The state is using drones to keep traffic caused by construction and car crashes to a...