Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

The new commissioner of the state’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection hopes to streamline application processes...

Two subsidiaries of New Britain manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker have agreed to a $100 million cleanup of dioxin contaminated sediment and soil at a Superfund site in Rhode Island.

Over the past six years, automakers have grown the number of electric vehicle models available in the U.S. by 64 percent, but have been slow to capture market share, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.

Further cleanup of a contaminated Waterbury property could be approaching a resolution.

The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection said it will distribute $120,000 in urban forestry grants to 13 municipalities and four nonprofits.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on Thursday will send a 20-person fire crew to Montana to help the U.S. Forest Service fight wildfires.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection sent a 20-person fire crew on Tuesday morning to northern California to fight the wildfires that have led to the evacuation of more than 13,000 people.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on Tuesday is forecasting unhealthy air for Tuesday and Wednesday, as the hot weather is mixing with air pollution.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is looking to dole out more than $1 million in federal grant money for boat sewage disposal facilities for the 2016 boating season.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on Tuesday reopened the southern end of the Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail, after a baby bald eagle successfully transitioned into adulthood.