Faced with rising labor costs and a flood of post-pandemic visitors, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is planning to increase some vehicle registration fees by 60 per.
New York voters passed a $4.2 billion proposal on Election Day for water drinking protection, pollution mitigation, land conservation, waste management and other environmental projects.
US Senate support is necessary for this new $20 million program to restore waterfront access and critical habitats in New York and New Jersey communities.
The state Senate passed a bill that would require the state to protect an additional 11 percent of its land and waters by 2030; 19 percent is already conserved. The land would be conserved through conservation easements.