by Joelyn Leon | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
NEW HAVEN — City officials are weighing the use of eminent domain to acquire the 8.6-acre island that houses the long-idle English Station power plant if negotiations with the owners fail, a move aimed at transforming the contaminated industrial site into a public...
by Joelyn Leon | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
After a series of deaths on Connecticut highways in recent months, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is introducing legislation aimed at minimizing roadside accidents involving construction workers, state police and good Samaritans. The legislation would provide federal...
by Joelyn Leon | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Six major school construction projects across Connecticut have secured spots on the state’s building priority list for 2026. The projects in Milford, Norwich, Seymour, Stamford, Waterbury and Westport — including two new elementary schools, one new middle school...
by Joelyn Leon | Jan 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
A coalition of free-market think tanks, including Connecticut’s Yankee Institute, released a study Tuesday arguing that New England would save between $400 billion and $700 billion by 2050 if states replaced planned wind and solar projects with nuclear power plants...
by Joelyn Leon | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Doug Burgum, the U.S. Department of Interior secretary, said the quiet part out loud. It was a few days before Christmas, an hour or two after he had announced that five offshore wind projects under construction — including Connecticut’s Revolution Wind — was being...
by Joelyn Leon | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Connecticut Department of Transportation plans a big change in a highway ramp and the project is intended to improve safety, according to the agency. The planned changes are for improvements at Exit 46 on Route 15, according to the agency. The exit is close to the...
