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Stamford Leads the Way in Cutting Plastic Trash and Costs

October 27, 2025 | By Kerry Doyle and Amber Schmidt

Local governments are on the front lines in the fight against plastic pollution and the City of Stamford is stepping up as a leader. This summer, Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted in favor of a new ordinance limiting the use and disposal of single-use plastic dining ware.

Protect EPA

March 22, 2017 | By Melissa Everett, PhD and Anne Hulick

In the 1970s, 88% of American children had elevated levels of lead in their blood. Today that number is less than 1%. Bald eagles, once nearly extinct, have made a dramatic comeback. The US has cut air pollution 70% while our economy has tripled.

A picture of Little Tuscarora Creek in Frederick County. The banks are slightly eroded. Several mature trees are leaning over toward the water on the left, while newly-planted trees are on the right.

Climate change forum at Sen. Blumenthal's office

In the streets and in our Senator’s office, we will not be silent

January 30, 2017 | By Anne Hulick

I never thought being packed in a massive sea of people for hours on end would be so inspiring! The Women's March in New York City, with about 70,000 planned participants, had an estimated 300,000 plus men, women, and children of all ages, races, and cultures pouring over the streets heading for

Building Clean Energy in the Nutmeg State

December 14, 2016 | By Melissa Everett, PhD

Clean Water is determined to hold onto clean energy progress in the Connecticut, and to begin a strange new political era with vision and mojo. We are gearing up by visiting and celebrating some of the state’s most exciting clean energy installations - and making a party of it.

Woodstock CT solar installation. Courtesy of BeFree Solar

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Children's Health Month Ends Today, but Our Work Continues

October 31, 2016 | By Kathryn Murphy

This blog post is by a member of the Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut. October is Children's Health Month and what we do to the environment impacts children’s health. As a pediatric and public health nurse, we didn't learn much about environmental health other than a bit about air and