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Climate in the News
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Ryan Caron King/Connecticut PublicReducing food waste is a small piece of a large puzzle: slowing down climate change. It's also part of how Connecticut is approaching a looming waste crisis. -
Tyler Russell/Connecticut PublicEPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin said last week that the move to cut over 30 regulations at the agency would “roll back trillions in regulatory costs and hidden ‘taxes’ on U.S. families.” Connecticut officials and environmentalists disagreed.
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As many in Connecticut’s shoreline communities have already discovered, or may discover soon, homeowners insurance rates are increasing — by double digits year-over-year, in some cases. And what’s known as a “hurricane deductible,” once a rarity, is now close to ubiquitous. -
Wednesday's protest is part of an international effort to get insurance companies to stop doing business with fossil fuel companies. -
It’s taken around four years of work to get Ferry Creek cleared of chemical contamination, the result of a former automotive parts factory dumping industrial waste. But signs of plant growth are a welcome sign as clean-up efforts continue at the former Raymark site. -
Republican debate and a Democratic choice not to bring an omnibus climate change bill up for debate sooner in the Senate doomed significant climate legislation in 2024.
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