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Governor Ned Lamont today joined state agency officials, legislators, and environmental stakeholders on the New Haven Green to highlight the enactment of Public Act 22-25, a landmark new law that includes a number of actions that will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector, improve air quality and health outcomes for Connecticut residents, and help to mitigate impacts from the climate crisis.

Officials say the Connecticut Clean Air Act will cut truck and bus emissions.

The money will go towards the construction of an 11,000-square-foot addition, which will...

A $6.5 million addition will enhance programming at the facility, but more dollars are...

After a deadly year on the roads, states push for safety over speed As more Americans start commuting to work and hitting the roads after a year indoors, they'll be returning to streets that have gotten deadlier. Last year, an estimated 42,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes and 4.8 million were injured. That represents an 8% increase over 2019, the largest year-over-year increase in nearly a century — even though the number of miles driven fell by 13%, according to the National Safety Council. The emptier roads led to more speeding, which led to more fatalities, said Leah Shahum, exec...