CT: Rural/Farming
CT lawmakers water down bill addressing toxic pesticides
A Connecticut bill would have restricted toxic pesticides called neonicotinoids - or so it seemed. The bill's newest iteration, some experts feel…
CT Farmers Work through Severe Drought Conditions
Since early May, much of Connecticut has been in a severe drought, leaving the state's 5,500 farms scrambling to adapt. Much of the Northeast is …
Good Farming Practices Help Slow Climate Change
HARTFORD, Ct. — A new report says farming has an important role to play in fighting climate change. The Climate Change and Land Use report from …
Monarch Butterflies Need Habitat Restoration
HARTFORD, Conn. — Wildlife experts say the "king" of butterflies could go the way of the passenger pigeon unless people step in to plant more …
Climate-Change Skeptic Nominated to USDA Science Post
HARTFORD, Conn. – A leading scientific organization says President Donald Trump's nominee to be chief scientist at the U.S. Department of …
EPA to Delay Decision on Pesticide Ban
HARTFORD, Conn. – A federal appeals court has refused to order the Environmental Protection Agency to decide if it will ban a pesticide linked …
"Cow Power" Coming to Connecticut?
HARTFORD, Conn. – Manure happens, and a bill now in the state Senate could help turn it into a source of renewable energy on dairy farms in …
Lawsuit Challenges 'One-In, Two-Out' Executive Order on Regulations
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Public interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's executive order to cut government …
Advocates Document Inhumane Conditions at Egg Factory
HARTFORD, Conn. - An undercover investigation documents extreme crowding and unsanitary conditions in a huge egg-producing factory farm in Turner…
Earth Week: Focus on Keeping Fracking Waste Out of CT
HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut may not be the most welcoming or cost-effective state for natural gas fracking, but conservation advocates are …
Shareholders to Tyson Foods: Outdated Practices with Pigs Won’t Fly
HARTFORD, Conn. - In a proposal to Tyson Foods, shareholders are asking the company - one of the world's largest meat and poultry producers - to find …
Advocate: Farm Workers “Treated Like An Insect”
HARTFORD, Conn. - Farm workers from around the nation have flown to the nation's capital to urge Congress to pass stronger legislation to reduce what …
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