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Connecticut officials warn beachgoers of nesting shorebirds as they announce some park area closures
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Environmental officials in Connecticut are warning beachgoers to steer clear of places where coastal birds gather and nest for the season. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection also said in a news release Friday that it has temporarily closed the Dr. William A. Niering Preserve within Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook.
Avangrid signals federal clearance for two wind projects
A proposed offshore wind installation that could help power Massachusetts and its neighbors cleared another milestone Monday as state officials inch closer to selecting the next round of projects. Avangrid announced it received full federal approval of the construction and operations plan for its New England Wind 1 and 2 projects. Building off the record of decision federal regulators issued in April, Avangrid said the latest step "largely completes the federal, state and local permitting process" for the...
CT advocates decry barriers for unhoused with health needs: 'A life and death public health crisis'
Connecticut's unhoused population continues to rise as affordable housing options decrease, an already difficult situation exacerbated for people with medical needs that add challenges to finding housing, officials said. "We are seeing an increase in homelessness not only in New Haven but across the state," said Margaret LeFever, senior manager...
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