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Lamont signs resiliency bill, but legislature balked on regional climate agreement FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Jacob’s Beach in Guilford, shown here in a 2018 file photo.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Katie Dykes, commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Emilie Munson / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 The General Assembly recently failed to act on Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal to join a regional climate initiative that would have used new revenue from petroleum companies to battle the effects of airborne emissions.Jessica Hill / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 5of5 GUILFORD On a low-lying beach in a major flood zone, Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation Tuesday aimed at giving towns and cities better resiliency in coping with storm runoff and other near-term effects of climate change by leveraging $30 million long-term state borrowing with federal, local and private funds.

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