News Releases - 2017

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• 11/17/2017 Osborne Homestead Museum's "A Holiday at the Opera" and Holiday Farm Market

  Are you ready to hear some bel canto?

• 11/21/2017 Connecticut Grown Christmas Tree Farms Opening This Week Statewide

  Many of the state’s approximately 500 Christmas tree growers will open for business this week, offering customers fresh Connecticut Grown trees that provide sustainable economic and environmental benefits as well as a memorable family activity.

• 11/15/2017 General Firearms Deer Season Began November 15

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today issued a safety reminder for outdoor enthusiasts as a variety of hunting seasons are currently underway – most notably the opening of the fall firearms deer season, which began on Wednesday, November 15.

• 11/21/2017 Protect Connecticut’s Cherished Wildlife Habitat - Purchase a Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation Stamp

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that Connecticut Migratory Bird Conservation (Duck) Stamps can now be bought through the Online Sportsmen Licensing System (www.ct.gov/deep/SportsmenLicensing) by individuals interested in supporting the conservation and purchase of wetland habitats in Connecticut.

• 11/20/2017 Gov. Malloy Announces $13.6 Million in Funding to Remediate and Revitalize Blighted Properties in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that $13.6 million in state funding will be awarded to 14 municipalities across Connecticut to assess, remediate and revitalize blighted properties in their communities – also known as “brownfields” – and put them back into productive use.

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• 5/3/2017 Osborne Homestead Museum Celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at the Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby, Connecticut on Sunday, June 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• 5/30/2017 Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby, to Celebrate Connecticut Open House Day on June 10

  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Osborne Homestead Museum will participate in the 13th annual Connecticut Open House Day—a state-wide celebration of art, history, and tourism—on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• 5/23/2017 Student Boating Safety Ambassador Award Program 3:00 PM TODAY at State Capitol Building, Hartford

  On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recognized 50 students who participated in this year’s pilot Student Boating Safety Ambassador Program as part of National Safe Boating Week.

• 5/25/2017 DEEP Announces Measures to Protect Shorebirds at Coastal Beaches and Wading Birds at Offshore Islands

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook will be closed to the public from now through September 9, 2017, to prevent disturbances to nesting birds.

• 5/17/2017 Connecticut Files Lawsuit against EPA to Require Action on Petition to Reduce Emissions from Pennsylvania Coal Plant

  Connecticut has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to take timely action on a petition from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) asking the EPA to take action to stop pollution from a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant from blowing our way.

• 5/5/2017 Kennedy Center Art Show: Creativity in Bloom at Kellogg Environmental Center

  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP’s) Kellogg Environmental Center is privileged to display the works of sixteen talented artists from the Kennedy Center, Trumbull, a private, not-for-profit, community-based rehabilitation organization that supports individuals with disabilities.

• 5/1/2017 Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Announces National Air Quality Awareness Week, May 1-5

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) encourages you to be “Air Aware” by learning more about air quality and how it affects your health as ozone season kicks off with National Air Quality Awareness Week which begins today, May 1, 2017.

• 5/31/2017 DEEP Celebrates Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is participating in Connecticut’s Historic Garden’s Day at the Osborne Homestead Museum, Derby and at Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford, on Sunday, June 25 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. – free of charge for all visitors.

• 5/31/2017 Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey Participate in a Citizen Science Project for CT DEEP

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) urges residents to keep a tally of all sightings of hen turkeys and poults (young-of-the-year) from June 1 through August 31 as part of the Wildlife Division’s Annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey.