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Fairs, Food, and Festivals: Here’s What’s Happening Across Connecticut This Labor Day Weekend
Patch
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August 26, 2025
CONNECTICUT — Labor Day weekend — the unofficial "end of summer" — is here, and Connecticut is going out with a bang. From classic country fairs to Greek dancing, cider donuts, and global eats, this holiday stretch offers one last hurrah before...
Trump’s bullying on behalf of fossil fuel companies threatens Rhode Island’s clean energy future. It’s time to say no.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The Trump administration’s pact with oil, coal, and gas companies isn’t just bad for our planet and our health – it could cost Rhode Island hundreds of high-paying jobs, send our already high energy costs soaring, and potentially lead to...
Erosion, federally endangered sturgeon spark debate over Connecticut River dams
Vermont Public Radio
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August 27, 2025
Three major hydroelectric dams on the Connecticut River between Vermont and New Hampshire could soon see a change in how water flows through them for the first time in more than four decades. Great River Hydro, a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec, owns...
Energy Companies Expand Local Government Relations Teams
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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August 26, 2025
John Vamos Recently United Illuminating (UI), Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG), and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), subsidiaries of Avangrid Inc., announced the expansion of the companies’ local government relations organization with the hiring of...
F. La Rocca & Sons Expands Services To Include Custom Stone Walkway Construction In Yonkers, NY
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) "“Mr. La Rocca and his team did a tremendous job... craftsmanship was top notch. He communicated... very reliable and worked hard every day until the project was complete.”"F. La Rocca & Sons is now offering custom stone walkway...
DSD Secures $238 Million in Long-Term Financing for 233 MW of Solar Energy
North American Clean Energy
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DSD Renewables (DSD) has closed on $238 million in long-term financing from First Citizens Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Nomura to support 233 megawatts (MW) of operational distributed generation solar and solar plus storage...
2 Plan b locations in Connecticut to close by Aug. 31
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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August 26, 2025
All employees of the affected locations will receive severance pay, according to the company. Plan b noted that they are working to place workers at other locations. CONNECTICUT, USA — The Plan b burger restaurant chain is set to close two...
U.S. offshore wind industry faces mounting political heat
GCN
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August 26, 2025
The offshore wind industry of America is facing the darkest days as the European energy giants are bleeding billions of dollars due to Trump his aggressive anti-wind policies. Projects once touted as the great hope are abandoned, huge developers...
Former Gov. Walker on electricity costs: 'Radical policies are making energy unaffordable'
The Sconi - Wisconsin
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August 26, 2025
Scott Walker, the former governor of Wisconsin, has attributed rising energy prices to policies implemented by Democratic-led states. He specifically called on California Governor Gavin Newsom to address the challenges faced by his state. Walker's...
UPDATE: Connecticut, RI Governors Fight Trump-Ordered Halt to Nearly Done Wind Project
Engineering News Record
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August 25, 2025
Governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut said they would fight a Trump administration order—including a potential lawsuit—to halt construction on the shared 704-MW Revolution Wind energy project 15 miles off their coasts that is about 80%...
2 more Plan b locations to close in Connecticut
NBC Connecticut
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August 26, 2025
Two more Plan b restaurant locations in Connecticut will close their doors at the end of month. The Hartford and West Hartford locations are among three new closures, the company announced Tuesday. The chain's Springfield, Massachusetts, location...
UW-Milwaukee's new leader focuses on industry partnerships, student success
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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August 26, 2025
Thomas Gibson, who became the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's 10th chancellor in July, outlined his priorities for the institution. Gibson, who previously lived in New Haven, Connecticut, and Indiana before moving to Wisconsin, emphasized...
Trump’s crusade against wind power is throwing an industry into turmoil
Yahoo News
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President Donald Trump is on a crusade to cripple the wind power industry, using his executive powers to throw projects well underway into chaos, even as the fallout risks landing on ratepayers and investors. “We’re not allowing any windmills to...
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Banning Intentionally Added PFAS in Certain Consumer Products and Requiring IEPA to Prepare Report on Fluoropolymers by August 1, 2027
National Law Review
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August 26, 2025
On August 15, 2025, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) signed a bill (HB 2516) amending the PFAS Reduction Act to ban certain consumer products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As of January 1, 2032,...
Letter: Now is the time to speak up and protect the Connecticut River
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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August 26, 2025
To the Editor: We write you with a sense of urgency about forthcoming federal decisions that will affect our great Connecticut River for decades in the future. Now is the moment for all who care about the Connecticut River to raise our voices and...
Governors Lamont and McKee Respond to President Trump’s Order To Stop Construction on Revolution Wind
Renewable Energy Magazine
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Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut and Governor Dan McKee of Rhode Island released the following statements regarding the announcement on the Revolution Wind project, which began in 2023 and is already more than 80% complete. Governor Lamont said,...
With little explanation, Trump throws wind industry into chaos
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration ordered that construction stop last week at Revolution Wind, a giant wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that was nearly finished, it alluded vaguely to national security concerns but did not offer...
Connecticut Joins States Seeking To Ease Federal Restrictions On Abortion Pill
CT News Junkie - Connecticut
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August 25, 2025
Credit: Robin Marty / Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) / Flickr Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general asking federal regulators to roll back what they describe as unnecessary restrictions...
Connecticut Governor on Revolution Wind Halt: ‘This Political Move Contradicts Everything Administration Has Told Us’
Offshore Wind
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August 25, 2025
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee have released statements following the federal order to halt construction on the Revolution Wind project, an almost-completed offshore wind farm that has power purchase agreements...
Connecticut home builders merge associations
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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August 25, 2025
The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Eastern Connecticut and the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut have merged to create the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of the Connecticut River Region. The newly...