Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

News Releases - 2021

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  • 10/5/2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: Commissioner Dykes to Speak at New Haven Climate Bike Ride October 8

    (HARTFORD)— Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes will share an update on the climate crisis in Connecticut and explain how climate policy and legislation can benefit the cycling community ahead of a New Haven Climate Bike Ride Friday, Oct. 8, in New Haven.

  • 11/29/2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: DEEP To Stock Atlantic Salmon in Shetucket River Dec. 3

    (HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)’s Fisheries Division is nearing completion of its 2021 fall stockings of Atlantic salmon, and will be stocking Atlantic Salmon in the Shetucket River on Friday, December 3rd at 10:45 a.m

  • 5/28/2021 DEEP Announces the Great Outdoor Pursuit 2021

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce that registration for the No Child Left Inside® Great Outdoor Pursuit 2021 – Connecticut State Parks’ Family Adventure, will open on 9:00 a.m., Saturday, May 29, 2021 at www.NoChildLeftInside.org. Get outside with the family for some healthy fun, exercise, and to make memories together.

  • 5/28/2021 Share the Shore with Nesting Birds

    Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook will be closed to the public from now through September 9, 2021, to prevent disturbances to nesting birds. Both islands have been designated by DEEP as Natural Area Preserves, primarily due to their importance as nesting habitats for several state-listed birds, including snowy egrets and great egrets (state threatened species), glossy ibis, and little blue herons (state special concern). The two islands also have been designated as Important Bird Areas by Audubon Connecticut.

  • 7/22/2021 Regional Wildlife Science Entity Launched to Research and Monitor Effects of Offshore Wind Development on Wildlife, Ecosystems

    (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is thrilled to announce the launch of the Regional Wildlife Science Entity (RWSE), a collaborative partnership that will research and monitor effects of offshore wind (OSW) energy development on wildlife and ecosystems and inform OSW deployment practices.

  • 11/12/2021 DEEP Seeks Program Operator for Weatherization Barriers Remediation Program

    (HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has issued a request for proposals seeking a program operator(s) to administer the state’s Weatherization Barriers Remediation Program, the purpose of which is to address health and safety hazards that prevent the completion of residential weatherization and energy efficiency measures.

  • 10/13/2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: DEEP Natural Diversity Database Program Officials to Meet NatureServe Network Van Tour in West Rock Ridge State Park Oct. 14

    (HARTFORD)— Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Natural Diversity Database officials will meet with NatureServe CEO and President, Sean O’Brien, who will be visiting West Rock Ridge State Park as part of its Network Van Tour, an expedition that highlights how scientific data are used to permanently conserve biodiversity.

  • 7/12/2021 MEDIA ADVISORY: RecycleCT to Launch RecycleCT Wizard App, Increasing Ease and Access to ‘What’s In, What’s Out’ Recycling Information

    (HARTFORD)— The RecycleCT Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the importance of managing materials more sustainably through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting, is adding an app to its very successful RecycleCT Wizard search tool. While the web-based search tool has been very successful, the app will increase ease and access, likely to double the number of inquiries generally and will be expanding beyond English and Spanish to also include French, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese.

  • 6/3/2021 CT Greenways Council to Hold 22nd Annual Greenway Awards and Kick-Off CT Trails Day Events: June 4 - 6

    (HARTFORD)- The Connecticut Greenways Council (CGC) will hold its 22nd Annual CT Greenway Awards on Friday, June 4, at 10 a.m. at the Brookfield Town Hall Bandshell in Brookfield. The event, traditionally held on the Friday before CT Trails Day weekend on June 5 and 6, will celebrate the Still River Greenway.

  • 1/29/2021 DEEP Environmental Conservation Officers, ‘Community of Conservationists,’ Spring into Action to Save Brown Pelican

    Wednesday, Jan. 27, started as a typical day for Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Officer Eugene Diefenbach, but by noon it was anything but, when, following a tip from the Connecticut Audubon Society, he and Officer Mike Curran were dispatched to a marina in Essex to rescue a rare visitor to these parts: a brown pelican.

  • 11/15/2021 DEEP Announces Firearms Deer Hunting Season Begins November 17

    (HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today issued a reminder that a variety of hunting seasons are currently underway or about to begin, most notably the opening of the fall firearms deer season on Wednesday, November 17. Specific deer hunting season information is available on the DEEP website at https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Hunting/2021-Connecticut-Hunting-and-Trapping-Guide/Deer-Hunting.

  • 8/12/2021 MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew Members Returning from Western Deployment

    (HARTFORD)—Five members of the Connecticut Interstate Fire Crew who have been deployed in western states fighting wildfires are returning from deployment to DEEP’s Eastern District Headquarters this evening, around 5:30 p.m.

  • 5/21/2021 First Class in Reinvented Special Conservation Officer EnCon Ranger Program to Graduate May 23

    The first group of recruits in the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)’s reinvented Special Conservation Officer (SCO) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Ranger Program will graduate in a ceremony this Sunday, at 3 p.m., under an outdoor tent at Old Lyme High School

  • 5/13/2021 DEEP EnCon Officer Named 2020 CT Wildlife Officer of the Year

    (Hartford)- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Officer John Chickos was recently named the 2020 Connecticut Wildlife Officer of the Year by the Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA).

  • 6/16/2021 DEEP to Hold Informational Meeting on Pachaug Pond Dam Repair Project June 23

    (HARTFORD) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will host a public informational meeting June 23 to discuss an upcoming project that will repair and improve the Pachaug Pond dam in Griswold.