Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection has given its blessing to a statewide mattress recycling plan proposed by a Virginia nonprofit.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection swore in three new environmental officers on Tuesday morning in Hartford, filling vacancies in the state's oldest police force.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on Tuesday granted tentative approval of UConn's plan to divert 1.2 million gallons of water from Tolland to support the university's growth in Mansfield.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection expects the federal clean air rules put forth by President Barack Obama to increase the amount of emissions coming out of the Nutmeg State.

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday honored 16 businesses and residents throughout the state with its GreenCircle awards, recognizing achievements in sustainability.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection and the Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority each received national recognition from the Clean Energy States Alliance for their programming to proliferate cleaner energy throughout the Nutmeg state.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection has opened a $6.3 million project letting fish bypass the Tingue Dam in Seymour.

The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is providing $7.8 million in grants to 25 communities to purchase 2,237 acres of property to be preserved as open space.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is accepting applications through Feb. 2 for its annual state forest firewood lottery.

The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection awarded $5.1 million in microgrid funding for Bridgeport and Milford to develop districts that can keep the power on when the main electric grid goes down.