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Trump’s EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change
Grist Magazine
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July 30, 2025
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency declared that the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere threatened public health and welfare. This “endangerment finding,” as it’s known in legal jargon, may have sounded...
Newington firefighter sues claiming harrassment, retaliation
New Britain Herald - Connecticut
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NEWINGTON — A longtime firefighter and Newington resident has filed a lawsuit against the Newington Volunteer Fire Department and town fire officials, claiming she was harassed and retaliated against after supporting a fellow female firefighter in...
Your Best Summer Experience in Connecticut Isn’t by Car, It’s on a Boat to a Historic Island Lighthouse
Only In Your State
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There are days when a big road trip feels like too much. Sometimes you just want something relaxing, interesting, and easy to do in a day. That’s where the Sheffield Island Lighthouse ferry and tour come in. Just off the coast of South Norwalk,...
Search continues for missing man near Messerschmidt Pond in Westbrook
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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August 2, 2025
WESTBROOK, CT (WFSB) - A search for a missing 38-year-old man at Messerschmidt Pond in Westbrook was expected to resume Monday morning, according to authorities. The effort began Friday evening when a paddleboarder discovered an overturned canoe...
Andy Bicking Named Ulster County Director of the Department of the Environment
Radio Catskill - New York
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July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has appointed longtime environmental policy leader Andy Bicking as the County’s new Director of the Department of the Environment. Bicking, a 25-year veteran of environmental policy and...
Navigating The Dangers Of Wildlife On Our Connecticut Highways
The Wolf - Connecticut
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July 29, 2025
It may be the temporary detour that I've had to use along 202 between Torrington and Brookfield but I've noticed that 2025 may be a record year for the amount of roadkill we have in Connecticut. Over the past few days I've driven past (Not into or...
Escaped Five-Foot Asian Monitor Lizard Named Goose Spotted In Connecticut
I95 Rock - Connecticut
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July 29, 2025
In a tale that sounds more Florida than New England, a five-foot Asian water monitor lizard named Goose has busted out of a Webster, Massachusetts home and decided to take a scenic detour through Connecticut, as reported in the Hartford Courant....
Local lawmakers score high on Environmental Scorecard, two at 100%
New Britain Herald - Connecticut
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NEW BRITAIN — Several Democratic New Britain lawmakers earned high marks on the 2025 Environmental Scorecard released by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV), which tracks how state legislators vote on key environmental issues....
How to keep safe in Connecticut amid a ‘hot tick year'
NBC Connecticut
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July 29, 2025
What to Know Experts report a rise in ticks and tick encounters this summer, with more tick-related emergency room visits in the past few months than there were at the same time last year. Already-increasing Lyme disease rates nearly doubled...
Goose, the water monitor lizard, safely captured after running loose in MA and CT
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 4, 2025
The 5-foot-long lizard will be provided "expert care and a specially designed permanent habitat" at the nonprofit animal sanctuary RRS Oasis. CONNECTICUT, USA — Goose, a 5-foot-long Asian water monitor lizard that escaped a Massachusetts home and...
Person dies after drowning at Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union: DEEP
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 4, 2025
The incident happened by the boat launch on Mashapaug Lake, which is not a designated swimming area, said DEEP spokesperson James Fowler. UNION, Connecticut — A person died after drowning at Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union, according to the...
20 US states sue Trump administration over cuts to natural disaster prevention funding
Down to Earth
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"Over the past six months, Democratic attorneys general from across the nation have sued to claw back rightfully allocated funds for everything from education and infrastructure to public health and emergency management," Neronha added. The...
Goose on the loose: 5-foot-long water monitor lizard spotted in Connecticut
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 28, 2025
A 5-foot Asian water monitor named Goose remains on the loose after escaping from a Massachusetts home and being spotted in Thompson, Conn. THOMPSON, Conn. — An Asian water monitor lizard on the loose out of Massachusetts has now allegedly been...
The Bear Minimum: How Hunting Helps Manage Healthy Wildlife Populations
Law Enforcement Today
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July 29, 2025
Originally published on NSSF. Republished with permission. We all love to watch those cute, sometimes cuddly bears; black, brown or maybe even a grizzly. They are such vivacious animals that it’s hard to turn away when you see one – although under...
Yale, Connecticut Children’s end sex change treatments for minors
The Post Millenial
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July 28, 2025
Yale New Haven Hospital and the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center have announced that such treatments would be ending. Multiple Hospitals in Connecticut have announced that they are ending sex change treatments for minors. Yale New Haven...
Connecticut forced to ‘ration’ EV rebates ahead of expiring federal tax credits
The Connecticut Mirror
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July 25, 2025
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. A recent spike in demand for electric vehicles ahead of soon-to-expire federal tax credits has led Connecticut to lower some of its own incentives for...
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station announces Plant Science Day 2025 details
SC Connecticut News
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July 25, 2025
Jason White Director at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | Official WebsiteJason White Director at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | Official Website The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) is set to...
Connecticut man aims to test his limits on 860-mile run from top to bottom of Alaska this summer
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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NEW MILFORD — From running an ultramarathon around Lake Waramaug in Litchfield County, Conn., to hiking the Madeira Islands in Portugal, Devon McLaughlin has spent the last three years pushing his limits after previously “living in the comfort...
Connecticut Children's and Yale New Haven Hospital scaling back on gender-affirming care programs
News 12 Connecticut
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Two Connecticut hospitals will scale back their gender-affirming care programs as a result of executive orders from the Trump administration. Connecticut Children's has decided to wind down its program for anyone under 19. In a statement, the...
Sewing sustainability into style: Ari Serrano’s upcycled fashion redefines streetwear
AM New York Metro
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July 28, 2025
Ari Serrano is redefining street fashion with upcycled pieces. Photos courtesy of Ari Serrano In an age of fast fashion and fleeting viral trends, 23-year-old Ari Serrano is doing the exact opposite. Tucked away in his small studio in Washington...