Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

News Releases

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  • 1/9/2025 DEEP Announces over $1 million in Federal Grant Funds Available for Clean Vehicle and Marine Projects

    (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has announced the availability of more than $1 million in federal funds for grants to local and state governments, as well as businesses and organizations who want to replace large, older diesel engines and equipment with electric vehicle equivalents or newer, cleaner-burning engines.

  • 1/15/2025 DEEP Announces Request for Qualifications for Community Resource Hubs

    (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking proposals from qualified organizations to serve as DEEP Community Resource Hubs (Hubs) in environmental justice communities in Connecticut. The purpose of the Community Resource Hubs will be to better connect Connecticut residents in environmental justice communities, including economically distressed communities, with DEEP services and programs that can benefit residents and their communities.

  • 1/28/2025 DEEP Now Accepting Applications for $144M in Broadband Infrastructure Funding

    (HARTFORD, CT)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that it is now accepting applications from pre-qualified providers for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. This major milestone is another key step in the process of bringing affordable access to broadband internet to Connecticut residents, and reflects an enormous effort and coordination across multiple state and federal agencies.

  • 2/4/2025 Release-Based Cleanup Plan Poised to Transform Connecticut’s Blighted Properties and Spur Economic Growth

    Today, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Dan O’Keefe announced that the release-based cleanup regulations (RBCRs) have been submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly for review and approval. These regulations will streamline the remediation and redevelopment of blighted properties impacted by releases. Approval by the General Assembly’s Legislative Regulation Review Committee (LRRC) is the final step in the regulatory adoption process.

  • 5/30/2025 Connecticut Greenways Council to Hold 26th Annual Greenway Awards and Kick Off Connecticut Trails Day Events

    (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Greenways Council (CGC) will host its 26th Annual Connecticut Greenway Awards at Riverfront Recapture’s Boathouse in Hartford on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The event is traditionally held on the Friday before Connecticut Trails Day, which occurs the weekend of June 7 and 8, 2025.

  • 7/31/2025 2025 GreenerGov Awards Honor State Government Leadership in Sustainability Efforts

    (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Office of Policy and Management (OPM), and the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) hosted the annual GreenerGov Awards Ceremony on Thursday, July 31 at the State Capitol. The event celebrates the exceptional efforts of State Agency staff and agency Senior Sustainability Officers (SSOs) in reducing state government environmental impact and advancing Connecticut’s climate and sustainability goals.

  • 3/4/2021 DEEP Announces Final 20BY20 Initiative Results

    (Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today shared the results of the department’s 20By20 initiative, a process launched in June 2019 to improve the transparency, predictability and efficiency of our regulatory processes across 20 targeted areas by the end of 2020.

  • 7/2/2021 Take the Bus, Avoid Traffic and Stress This July 4th Weekend

    (HARTFORD, CT)— The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents that fare-free shuttles and enhanced existing transit service to various state parks and beaches are available this Fourth of July weekend via the pilot ParkConneCT program

  • 7/2/2021 New Inland Fishing Rules Take Effect to Expand Opportunities

    (HARTFORD, CT) – The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces new inland fishing regulations effective immediately that are intended to enhance existing and provide new fishing opportunities.

  • 3/1/2021 DEEP Approves $1.59 Million in Pollution-Reducing Grants

    (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the release of more than $1.59 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to support the state’s efforts to reduce diesel pollution and advance electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. ​​

  • 7/19/2021 Search for Missing Teens on Farmington River

    DEEP Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) are continuing a land-based search for the two Plainville teens who have been missing since Thursday night.

  • 3/15/2021 Fire Danger Level Remains High as NOAA Issues Red Flag Warning for Parts of CT

    The fire danger level in Connecticut remains high today, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a red flag warning across much of Southern New England, including North Central and Northeast Connecticut, through 5 p.m. this evening.

  • 8/12/2022 DEEP Alerts Residents and Visitors of Elevated Wildfire Risk this Weekend

    (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today reminds residents and visitors that forest fire danger levels are elevated from “High” to “Extreme” throughout Connecticut and are expected to remain elevated throughout the upcoming weekend due to ongoing drought conditions. The danger will remain “High” or above until there is significant rain.

  • 9/28/2022 DEEP Reports Die-off in Local White-tailed Deer Herd

    (HARTFORD, CT) –​The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that hemorrhagic disease was recently confirmed in white-tailed deer for the third year since it was first documented in our state in 2017. The first positive case of 2022 came from a deer found in Goshen. A second positive deer was found on a property in Kent where an additional five deer have been found dead. The third positive case was from a property in East Haddam where an additional three deer have been found dead. Reports to DEEP of dead deer in multiple other towns, mainly in the northwest and southeast of the state, fit the description of animals affected by the disease.

  • 10/25/2022 DEEP Announces Nearly 5 Million in Sustainable Materials Management Grant Awards

    (HARTFORD)-The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to announce the first round of grant awards for the Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Grant program. The SMM grant program supports the development of food scrap collection and unit-based pricing pilot programs, the type of waste diversion efforts recommended by the Connecticut Coalition for Sustainable Materials Management (CCSMM), a coalition of over 100 municipalities across the state working on ways to reduce waste and increase reuse and recycling. Fifteen municipalities and three regional groups have been notified of the Department’s intent to award funds for their pilots.