News Releases

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• 8/17/2020 Media availability on DEEP’s recent use of a drone to identify hotspots to aid in containment of recent Riverside Thompson forest fire.

  Media availability on DEEP’s recent use of a drone to identify hotspots to aid in containment of recent Riverside Thompson forest fire.

• 6/19/2018 DEEP Euthanizes Black Bear

  On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation Police (EnCon) responded to a residence on Winsted Road in Torrington, CT for a black bear that had entered a home through a screen window.

• 4/24/2019 Governor Lamont Signs Order Directing State Agencies to Reduce Energy Consumption and Environmental Impacts

  Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed an executive order – his first since being sworn into office earlier this year – that directs executive branch state office buildings and vehicle fleets to become greener and more energy efficient through an expanded “Lead By Example” sustainability initiative aimed at reducing the state’s carbon footprint and reducing the cost of government operations.

• 4/19/2024 DEEP Environmental Conservation Police Make Arrests in Alleged Railroad Tracks Theft Case

  (HARTFORD) — The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police arrested two individuals on April 9 in connection with the theft of railroad tracks from Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park in Old Saybrook. EnCon officers conducted an extensive investigation with assistance from the Valley Railroad Company.

• 10/23/2024 Governor Lamont Announces $30 Million Investment for Infrastructure Improvements at State Parks

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, chairman of the State Bond Commission, today announced that the commission voted at its meeting this morning to approve an allocation of $30 million that will be used for infrastructure repairs and refurbishment needed across the Connecticut State Parks system, including $3 million that will be used to make critical repairs at state parks impacted by the extreme flash flooding event Connecticut experienced on August 18, 2024.

• 8/21/2024 DEEP Reports Case of EEE in White-tailed Deer in Connecticut

  (HARTFORD)—The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that a white-tailed deer that exhibited neurologic symptoms and died on August 12, 2024, in Lisbon, Connecticut, was infected with the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.

• 6/19/2018 Notice of Availability of FY2019 Funding Opportunity for Boating Infrastructure Grants

  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has just been notified that the Department of Interior (DOI), US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is providing an annual round of Boating Infrastructure Grants for the FY 2019 season.

• 6/13/2018 Gov. Malloy and DEEP Announce Selection of 250 MW of Renewable Energy Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee today announced that Connecticut has selected over 250 MW of clean and renewable energy projects as part of DEEP’s recent Clean Energy Request for Proposals.

• 2/13/2019 Connecticut Greenways Council Accepting Nominations for Official State Greenways Designations

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Greenways Council today announced they are now soliciting nominations for official state greenway designations.

• 4/20/2020 DEEP Urges Safe Boating Social Distancing Practices at State Boat Launches During COVID 19 Pandemic

  With the boating season just around the corner, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces that the state boat launches are currently open. DEEP wants to share best practices to keep boaters safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 9/14/2020 DEEP Encourages Continued Bear Awareness Heading into Fall

  Heading into the fall season, in which black bears increase their food intake to add fat reserves needed to help them survive winter hibernation, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents of several best practices they can incorporate to help reduce the likelihood of an encounter with a bear.

• 9/11/2020 Kent Falls State Park to Re-Open

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that Kent Falls State Park will re-open to the public on Saturday, September 12, at 8 a.m.

• 10/22/2024 DEEP Soft Launching All-Terrain Wheelchairs at Five Connecticut State Parks and Forests to Increase Access to the Outdoors

  (HARTFORD) — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is pleased to offer Connecticut State Parks and Forest visitors the ability to reserve all-terrain wheelchairs at five State Park and Forest locations through the remainder of the fall hiking season. DEEP will be using the soft launch to gain valuable feedback from users which will help inform the deployment of these wheelchairs in the spring, for the full duration of the 2025 recreation season.

• 3/1/2024 Governor Lamont Announces Progress on Release-Based Cleanup Program To Spur Remediation of Blighted Properties

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Interim Commissioner Dan O’Keefe today announced progress on the development of release-based cleanup regulations that will streamline the remediation and redevelopment of blighted properties impacted by pollution from past industrial uses.

• 6/4/2018 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program today announced it is monitoring mosquitoes for the presence of viruses that can cause illness in people including West Nile virus (WNV) and eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE).