Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

News Releases - 2021

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  • 9/9/2021 DEEP, EPA, and Pfizer Celebrate Completion of Remediation Work, Opening of Preserve on Former Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Site

    (HARTFORD)— Officials from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), and Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), joined North Haven officials and North Haven community stakeholders today to celebrate the completion of remediation activities and the opening of a 57-acre preserve at the former Pharmacia & Upjohn Company site located at 41 Stiles Lane.

  • 4/23/2021 RecycleCT Announces New Grant Honoring Lee Sawyer

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the RecycleCT Foundation are pleased to announce a new grant opportunity, the Lee Sawyer Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant, which supports waste reduction and reuse in addition to recycling and composting efforts.

  • 7/9/2021 Remediation of Former United Nuclear Corporation Site in New Haven Complete

    (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), along with partners at the federal, municipal, and community level, and the private sector, is pleased to announce the completion of remediation activities at the former United Nuclear Corporation site located at 71 Shelton Ave. in the Newhallville neighborhood of New Haven.

  • 7/8/2021 DEEP Asks Residents To Take Feeders Down and Be On the Lookout for Sick Songbirds

    (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is alerting residents to a mortality event occurring in parts of the United States among certain species of fledgling songbirds, and asking residents to take certain precautionary measures.

  • 2/24/2021 DEEP Launches 2021 Seasonal Recruitment Effort

    Want to work a fun job in the outdoors this year? The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) invites you to apply to join our seasonal workforce!

  • 9/7/2021 CT Not on Track to Meet Statutory Emissions Targets, New Greenhouse Gas Inventory Finds

    (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)today announced the release of the 2018 Connecticut Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory (2018 GHG Inventory), which tracks the state’s progress toward meeting the economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets established in the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA).

  • 8/26/2021 DEEP Commissioner Dykes Celebrates Launch of HRRA Glass Recycling Program

    (HARTFORD)—Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, along with Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority (HRRA) Chairman Matthew Knickerbocker, Oak Ridge Waste and Recycling CEO John Decker, and other industry stakeholders, today celebrated the launch of the HRRA’s new glass recycling program.

  • 12/21/2021 Gov. Lamont, Commissioner Dykes Applaud More Than $77 Million in State Bond Commission funding for DEEP-Related Initiatives

    (HARTFORD)— The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today received more than $77 million from the State Bond Commission that will fund several key environmental initiatives integral to protecting human health and the environment, as well as energy efficient improvements to state buildings

  • 3/9/2021 DEEP to Conduct Prescribed Burn in Pachaug State Forest

    (Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) plans to conduct a prescribed burn of 122 acres of forest at Pachaug State Forest tomorrow, March 10th, weather and conditions permitting.

  • 7/8/2021 DEEP Forester to Lead Tree ID Walk in Great Pond State Forest July 10

    (HARTFORD)—Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Forester Jerry Milne invites members of the public to join him on a tree identification walk in Great Pond State Forest in Simsbury Saturday, July 10, at 10 a.m.

  • 3/4/2021 DEEP Announces Updates to Conservation and Load Management Plan

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced updates to its 2019-21 Conservation and Load Management (C&LM) Plan, an award-winning and nationally-recognized energy efficiency, demand management, and market transformation investment plan designed to help Connecticut residents and businesses reduce energy use and save money.

  • 2/26/2021 DEEP to Hold Public Information Meeting March 4th Regarding Proposed Improvements to Candlewood Lake State Boat Launch

    Despite the cold winter days, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) Boating Division is working to improve the Candlewood Lake State Boat Launch in Squantz Cove on Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield through a comprehensive redesign.

  • 3/3/2021 CT Greenways Council Accepting Nominations for State Greenway Designations

    The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Greenways Council today announced that they are now soliciting nominations for official state greenway designations.

  • 2/27/2021 DEEP Kicks-off Organics Infrastructure Initiative to Enhance Materials Management Options in Response to State Waste Crisis

    (Hartford, CT) – Today, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) hosted a virtual kickoff meeting of the Organics Infrastructure Initiative. This initiative was born out of the Connecticut Coalition for Sustainable Materials Management (CCSMM) and responds to the recommendations of the Working Group on Food Scraps and Organics and the state’s waste crisis.

  • 7/14/2021 RecycleCT Launches RecycleCT Wizard App

    (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 doubling the number of inquiries, and will add languages beyond English and Spanish including French, Simplified Chinese and Portuguese.