Connecticut

Sierra Club Connecticut, State Representatives Host Black Lungs Matter: Juneteenth Press Event

Hartford Advocates and Community Members Gathered to Remember, Honor Path to Freedom HARTFORD, Ct. — Today, Sierra Club Connecticut and State Representatives Minnie Gonzalez, Maryam Khan, and Jilian Gilchrist hosted Black Lungs Matter, a Juneteenth Press Conference, at the Connecticut Legislative Office Building. The event highlighted the disproportionate impact of … [continued]

Sierra Club Applauds Northeast States for Challenging Trump Administration’s Illegal TotalEnergies Offshore Wind Lease Buyout

NORTHEAST — Today, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s $1 billion buyout of TotalEnergies’ offshore wind leases, a move that led the company to abandon its U.S. offshore wind projects in exchange for doubling down on … [continued]

Sierra Club Connecticut Statement on State Senate Passage of S.B. 319

HARTFORD, Connecticut — The Connecticut Senate has passed S.B. 319, An Act Concerning the Use of Battery-Powered Leaf Blowers and Similar Equipment by the State and Municipalities. In response, Sierra Club Connecticut Organizer Julianna Larue released the following statement: “With half of Connecticut’s counties receiving failing air quality grades and communities … [continued]

Connecticut Organizations Urge Federal Leaders to Protect Climate Accountability Efforts

Advocates warn that fossil fuel industry efforts to secure federal legal immunity could undermine Connecticut’s climate accountability and polluter pays efforts. CONNECTICUT — As Big Oil lobbies Congress and the Trump administration for legal immunity from laws and lawsuits aiming to hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis, 78 Connecticut … [continued]

Offshore Wind Hits Important Milestones in New England

Vineyard Wind Reaches Completion & Revolution Wind Delivers Power to Over 350,000 Homes This weekend marked a milestone for New England: Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm has completed construction and Revolution Wind offshore wind farm is sending power to the electric grid. In Connecticut and Rhode Island, Revolution Wind will … [continued]