Marshland along the Housatonic River viewed from a new boardwalk along Milford Point Road in Milford. A new zoning rule prevents principal homes along Long Island Sound and the Housatonic River in Milford from being built more than 90 feet from…
CHICAGO — Amtrak’s proposed rail maintenance facility near Rate Field will undergo a federal environmental assessment after months of opposition from Bridgeport and Chinatown residents concerned about the project’s potential effects on their neighborhoods. The proposed facility is being developed in…
Plans to convert a Bridgeport railyard into an Amtrak maintenance facility will receive an environmental review as part of the permitting process, a reversal after the project originally qualified for a categorical exclusion. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the…
In the Pequot Woods along Sandy Hollow Road in Mystic, there is an important intersection. It’s not marked by traffic lights or stop signs. Instead, it’s where the movement of people meets the movement of water and wildlife. At the…
Solar panels are installed at a home in Milford on May 8, 2015. The panels reduce how much electricity the regional grid must supply. But as the sun sets, demand on the electric grid climbs again. Solar panels on the southern facing…
A developer has reduced the size of a 300-apartment plan with affordable housing by 24% and offered to donate 7 of the 12 acres in question on Mount Pleasant Road to Newtown. NEWTOWN — In a battle of Connecticut’s highest land use priorities, a…
Connecticut's osprey population is facing a troubling trend, with the birds recording their worst breeding season on record, according to the Connecticut Audubon Society. Experts say a sharp decline in osprey chick survival rates could be linked to food shortages,…
On September 21, Connecticut wildlife officials released numbers that reflect what residents have been seeing all year: black bears have entered more than 60 homes in 20 cities and towns in 2026, according to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Bears…
Amazon's proposed delivery drone flights over North Haven, Connecticut, and nearby areas have left residents with a key question: Has the project truly been paused, or is a review still underway? If people assume the matter is already on hold,…
Air, water, land and their keepers.