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Nuclear Power Plants Threaten Drinking Water for 1.5 Million Connecticut Residents 1/24/2012

The drinking water for 1.5 million people in Connecticut could be at risk of radioactive contamination from a leak or accident at a nuclear power plant, says a new study released today by Environment Connecticut Research and Policy Center and the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.

Too Close To Home: Nuclear Power and the Threat to Drinking Water 1/24/2012

Gobbling Less Gas for Thanksgiving 11/22/2011

As families across Connecticut prepare for one of the busiest travel holidays of the year, and just days after the Obama administration proposed new fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, a new Environment Connecticut report finds that more fuel efficient cars would make significant cuts in oil use and save state residents roughly $2.7 million at the gas pump this Thanksgiving alone. The report was released following the Obama administration’s announcement of proposed new fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards for cars and light trucks sold from 2017 through 2025.

Energy reform State falling behind in clean energy technology investments 7/11/2010

Environment Connecticut column in the Danbury News-Times: After Governor Rell's veto of clean energy legislation, our question for gubernatorial candidates is this: Do you have a plan to put Connecticut back to work building a cleaner, more efficient and more affordable energy future?

NBC Connecticut Story On Energy Bill Veto 5/27/2010

NBC Connecticut's Tom Monahan has the story of Governor Rell's Veto of the clean energy bill passed by the legislature earlier this month.

Rell veto of Conn. energy bill riles critics 5/26/2010

The New Haven Register reports on Governor Rell's veto clean energy legislation.