The Environment

5/03/07: CT Delegation Statement on the Stratford Army Engine Plant

May 3, 2007

Connecticut’s Congressional delegation sent the following letter to Stratford Mayor James R. Miron, in response to the Stratford Town Council Resolution passed on March 12, 2007, regarding the Stratford Army Engine Plant (SAEP).  In the letter the delegation declines the request because of the budgetary constraints in Washington, as well as the need to ensure an open and transparent process.

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( published in: Energy | Fairfield County | Lower Fairfield County | Media Center | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment )

4/20/07: Dodd, Courtney Introduce Bill to Preserve Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley

April 20, 2007

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), along with Senators Lieberman (I-CT), Kennedy (D-MA), and Kerry (D-MA), today introduced a bill that would reauthorize the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley Heritage Corridor (QSHC) through 2015. Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

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( published in: Media Center | New London County | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment | Tolland County | Windham County )

3/28/07: Senator Dodd Calls for Funding to Preserve and Protect Wild, Scenic Rivers

March 28, 2007

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) sent a letter today to Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Larry Craig (R-ID), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to recommend that the Subcommittee include $2.146 million in the Fiscal Year 2008 Interior Appropriations bill to support Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida.

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( published in: Fairfield County | Hartford County | Litchfield County | Media Center | Middlesex County | New Haven County | New London County | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment | Tolland County | Windham County )

1/12/07: CT Officials Object to Broadwater Proposal

During public comment period, officials send letter to FERC

January 12, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Connecticut’s Congressional delegation today declared their opposition to the proposed Broadwater Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Storage and Regasification Facility in Long Island Sound.  The proposed LNG facility is roughly the size of the Queen Mary II and will sit approximately 10 miles from the Connecticut shoreline.

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( published in: Energy | Energy | Fairfield County | Media Center | Middlesex County | New Haven County | New London County | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment )

10/26/06: Dodd, Lieberman Announce $10 Million in Federal Fuel Cell Grants

October 26, 2006

WASHINGTON - Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) announced that the University of Connecticut’s Global Fuel Cell Center and Connecticut-based United Technologies (UTC) Power received today more than $10 million in research and development grants from the U.S. Department of Energy.  The Global Fuel Cell Center received $1.9 million for research into the effects of impurities on fuel-cell performance and durability.  UTC Power received two awards, of $6.4 million and $2 million, for the development of advanced seals and cathode catalysts for use in fuel cells.  Title VIII of the Energy Policy Act, enacted in August 2005, authorized the Energy Department to award the grants today.
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( published in: Media Center | Press Releases and Statements | Technology | The Environment )

10/20/06: Dodd, Lieberman Celebrate Enactment of Long Island Sound Stewardship Act

October 20, 2006

WASHINGTON Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) today celebrated the enactment of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act (LISSA), which they first introduced in 2004.  LISSA will help protect the Long Island Sound (LIS) by providing financial incentives for landowners to preserve environmental quality and improve public access within the LIS area, which is home to 8,000,000 people.  Dodd and Lieberman successfully moved the bill to final Senate passage on September 30 after Congressman Rob Simmons had moved it to passage in the House of Representatives three days earlier.  President Bush signed the bill into law earlier today.   
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( published in: Media Center | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment )

10/11/06: Dodd, Lieberman Welcome Partial Victory for Islander East Opponents

October 11, 2006

WASHINGTON - Last Thursday, Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) welcomed a federal court panel’s refusal to order the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection to issue a water quality certificate for Islander East Company’s plan to run a natural gas pipeline across the floor of Long Island Sound.  All three judges on the panel voted to leave the State denial in place, although two panelists claimed that the department had not adequately explained its decision.  As such, the court has ordered the department to prepare a fuller explanation, which it will subsequently review. All three judges held that the federal court is required to apply a deferential standard in reviewing the state agency’s decision.
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( published in: Media Center | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment )

9/30/06: Dodd, Lieberman Celebrate Final Passage of the Long Island Sound Stewardship Act

September 30, 2006

WASHINGTON – Capping a multi-year effort, Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman celebrated today’s final passage of their bipartisan Long Island Sound Stewardship Act (LISSA).  LISSA will help protect the Long Island Sound (LIS) by providing financial incentives for owners of land parcels within the LIS area to preserve the environmental quality of and public access to this endangered habitat, which is home to 8,000,000 people.  Dodd and Lieberman successfully moved the bill to Senate passage today after it had passed the House earlier this week.  The bill will now go to the President to be signed into law.
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( published in: Media Center | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment )

9/29/06: Dodd, Lieberman Hail Senate Passage of Bill Designating Upper Housatonic Valley As National Heritage Area

September 29, 2006

WASHINGTON - Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman today lauded passage in the Senate of a bill designating the Upper Housatonic Valley in Connecticut and Massachusetts as a National Heritage Area and authorizing up to $10 million to preserve the historic and cultural assets of the region.  The bill had passed in the House on July 26, 2006.  Dodd and Lieberman then worked to clear the bill through the Senate.  President Bush is now expected to sign the bill into law without delay.
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( published in: Litchfield County | Media Center | Press Releases and Statements | The Environment )

8/01/06: Sen. Dodd, Connecticut Delegation Requests State of Emergency Designation for June 2 Storm in State

August 1, 2006

Washington –The Connecticut congressional delegation yesterday wrote to President George W. Bush in support of Governor M. Jodi Rell’s request that a major disaster declaration be made for the State of Connecticut as a result of a storm on June 2, 2006, that flooded portions of the state, and particularly the City of Waterbury. The letter was initiated by Senator Chris Dodd.
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( published in: Greater New Haven | Greater Waterbury | Homeland Security | Media Center | New Haven County | Statements | The Environment )

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