January 19, 2012
Lawmakers Propose Bill to Ban Another Chemical In Baby Products
by Joseph Adinolfi | January 19, 2012 3:00pm
Sen. Terry Gerratana and Rep. Diana Urban – co-chairs of the Select Committee on Children – announced Thursday they will propose a bill to ban baby products that contain Chlorinated Tris from being sold in Connecticut.
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Tags: harmful chemicals, urban, coalition for a safe and healthy connecticut, cancer, babies
January 11, 2012
Malloy Readies The State For Next Storm
by Christine Stuart | January 11, 2012 3:26pm
Performance standards for utilities and a statewide disaster drill are just two of the items Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking the General Assembly to put forward this year to improve the state and utilities response to major weather events.
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Tags: storm, Utilities, weather, snow storm, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Light & Power, PURA, regulation
January 3, 2012
A Clean-Energy Promise: Hope Meets Hype
by Gwyneth Shaw | January 3, 2012 11:30am
The secret to better solar panels just might be in a big magnet.
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November 28, 2011
CT No Longer Has Second Highest Electric Rates
by Christine Stuart | November 28, 2011 2:00pm
For the past few years, Connecticut had the distinction of having the highest electric rates in the continental United States, second only to Hawaii. However, recent data shows Alaska and New York, have overtaken Connecticut.
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Tags: electricity, competitive transmission assessment, kilowatt hour, meter, rate
November 22, 2011
Trouble In Toyland 2011
by Christine Stuart | November 22, 2011 12:47pm
(Updated 2:17 p.m.) It’s an annual tradition where politicians join pediatricians at the Connecticut Medical Center and the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group to talk about potentially dangerous and toxic toys.
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Tags: toys, Toxic Chemicals, Blumenthal, ConnPIRG, trouble, hazards, phthalates
November 18, 2011
Some Union Officials Unhappy With Storm Response
by Christine Stuart | November 18, 2011 6:15pm
Union officials told Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s Two Storm Panel Friday that working 16 hours with a mandatory eight hour rest period - to avoid coming back on double-time - hindered the ability of crews to restore power quickly during the October snowstorm
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Tags: snowstorm, storm panel, Frank Cirillo, IBEW
Malloy: State Needs to Get More Aggressive on Trees
by Hugh McQuaid | November 18, 2011 12:42pm
(Updated 3:59 p.m.) Fresh off the heels of his trip to Kuwait and Afghanistan, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said there was “precious little doubt” Friday that the state needs to be more aggressive in trimming trees near power lines.
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Tags: Irene, October Nor'easter, Two Storm Panel, tree trimming, department of energy and environmental protection, Hugh McQuaid
Council To Verizon: Hand Over The Storm Data
by Diana Stricker | November 18, 2011 9:48am
The Connecticut Siting Council (CSC) unanimously Thursday denied a request from a cell company to shield information from the public regarding the impact of two historic storms on cell service.
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Tags: wireless, cellphone, Verizon, Siting Council
November 17, 2011
CT TECH JUNKIE | Verizon Wireless Seeks Protective Order
by Lon Seidman | November 17, 2011 11:00am
As electric utilities faced Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s Two Storm Panel this week, at least one wireless telephone provider is working to avoid public scrutiny of their performance by the Connecticut Siting Council (CSC).
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November 9, 2011
Regulators: Tree Trimming Largely Up To Utilities
by Christine Stuart | November 9, 2011 2:02pm
Public Utility Regulatory Authority officials told Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s Two Storm Panel Wednesday that there is no standard or benchmark for them to apply to the tree trimming policies developed by the utilities, and despite the slight increase in the utilities’ tree trimming budgets fewer trees are being trimmed.
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