Bridgeport officials expect to meet this month with representatives from Scale Microgrids, the New Jersey-based energy company that owns a $100 million clean energy plant in the South End that some have called “a monstrosity,” to discuss how the structure can be made more aesthetically pleasing. Thomas Gaudett, the city’s chief administrative officer, who was […]
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The Connecticut Siting Council voted 5–3 on Thursday to turn down United Illuminating’s proposal to place tall transmission monopoles along roughly seven miles of the Metro-North rail line through Fairfield, Southport and Bridgeport. Residents, businesses, religious organizations and advocacy groups in Fairfield and Bridgeport who fought the plan celebrated the decision. “This is a tremendous […]
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The city of Bridgeport expects to begin demolition next month of the Warnoco building on the South End while pre-demolition remediation is expected to start at the former Health Department building on the East Side. The projects are part of a $10 million city expenditure that focuses on the creation of affordable housing. But the […]
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The Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection is encouraging residents to sign up for the CT Alert emergency notification system as the state continues to face rising threats from extreme weather. Over the past few years, Connecticut has seen more flash floods, heavy rainstorms, and other sudden weather emergencies. Officials say that having […]
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The Connecticut Siting Council reversed course on Thursday by approving in a 6-2 straw vote United Illuminating’s plan to install large transmission monopoles along the Metro-North corridor through Fairfield, Southport, and Bridgeport, despite rejecting it in a previous straw vote in June. The decision has sparked widespread community outrage. First Selectman Christine Vitale condemned the […]
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State Senator Tony Hwang moderated a Hurricane Coastal Resiliency Forum to address the growing threats of climate change and extreme weather to Connecticut’s shoreline communities. The forum held on Aug. 11 in Fairfield featured environmental and public safety experts, highlighted the urgency of preparation as rising seas and warming oceans fuel stronger storms. “Climate change […]
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The City of Bridgeport, one of the most densely populated cities in the state, with the least amount of tree cover and miles of concrete is an unlikely place to attract and support bees and the habitats they thrive in. But Bridgeport’s new initiative, BEEport is focused on doing just that. The initiative is a […]
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On Nov. 13 at the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook, Sustainable Fairfield will receive the highest award given by Sustainable CT. The honor caps a 20-year effort by the organization to support clean energy, which was led by its current chair, Bob Wall. At the time, only New Haven had made such a commitment, and […]
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The Connecticut Siting Council unexpectedly approved United Illuminating’s request to delay a vote on its controversial plan to install overhead electric transmission lines on monopoles in Fairfield and Bridgeport. The stay awaits the appointment by Gov. Ned Lamont of a CSC member with experience in the field of ecology. “The Governor is actively working to […]
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Eversource’s sale of Aquarion Water Company to a new state-affiliated water authority and the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) is raising concerns about regulatory oversight and financial consequences among officials in communities that depend on Aquarion for their water supply. Eversource announced the $2.4 billion sale on Jan. 27. Subject to approval by […]
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