A look at the latest data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows a $359 jump in the average cost of the...
Columnist Barth Keck cites a callous, mean-spirited social media comment as a prime example of the toxicity of social media and digital addiction. CHICAGO – Bernie Sanders did stand-up Wednesday. To urge labor Democrats to stand up to their own party.
Remembering Phil Donahue. Editorial cartoon by Jeff Koterba. 2024 Election – Everything To Lose.
Editorial cartoon by Guy Parsons. Healthcare analyst Ellen Andrews celebrates a seismic event in health policy: For the first time, Medicare has negotiated prices with pharmaceutical companies. Prescription drug costs.
.. CHICAGO – At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, several speakers shared deeply personal stories of how former President Donald Trump’s abortion ban affected their lives.
Abortion has become...
As the 2024 presidential election approaches, the Republican and Democratic national committees have released their platforms, showcasing starkly contrasting visions for the nation’s future. Get Back To School! Editorial cartoon by Rivers. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is keeping a daily diary for the Independent this week as he attends the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
PFAS In Fish, In Us. Editorial cartoon by Adam Zyglis. Connecticut extended its streak of job gains through July, pushing the state to its highest level of private-sector employment on record.
That’s according to the...
Local Summer Heat. Editorial cartoon by Adam Zyglis. Connecticut will receive a grant worth up to $100 million for the purchase and distribution of new electric heat pumps, a group of key elected.
.. HARTFORD, CT – As Connecticut continues to prioritize clean energy solutions, developers have been invited to submit proposals for clean, cost-effective electricity storage.
HARTFORD, CT – A report issued by the Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality on Wednesday shows that while the state has made progress in...
HARTFORD, CT – After hours of debate and proposed amendments, the House passed a bill that would create credits and incentives for businesses that prioritize...
After setbacks to efforts to adopt electric vehicle sales targets in Maine and Connecticut, New England clean transportation advocates are regrouping with a focus on...
State and local governments across the country are finalizing plans and preparing applications for a $5 billion federal climate grant program under the Inflation Reduction...
Fossil Fuel. Editorial cartoon by Bill Day. New state incentives are pushing Mainers to adopt “whole-house” heat pump systems, making efficient electricity the primary home heat source and discouraging the secondary use.
.. Saving The Environment.
Editorial cartoon by Guy Parsons. (COP28) Climate Care (SUVs and trucks, climate change). Editorial cartoon by Guy Parsons.
UN Urges US To Stop Eating Meat. Editorial cartoon by Dick Wright. On the eve of a vote by the evenly-divided Regulation Review Committee, Gov.
Ned Lamont withdrew proposed regulations that would have phased out new gas-powered...
After calling for rejection of certain language to a proposed regulation that would eventually outlaw sale of new gas-powered cars in Connecticut, nonpartisan legal officials...
As regulations to phase out the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in Connecticut face an uncertain vote in a key legislative committee next week, environmental...
House and Senate Republicans urged the legislature’s Regulation Review Committee Wednesday to refrain from approving a planned phase-out of new gas-powered car sales so that...
Chris Herb of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association says Connecticut is about to drive off a cliff if new car and truck regulations are passed...
Representatives for fuel sellers and Connecticut’s trucking industry accelerated their opposition Monday to a regulatory proposal to discontinue the sale of new exclusively gas-powered vehicles...
State Rep. Christine Palm wants to clarify what’s myth and what’s reality with respect to electric vehicles. In legislative districts across Connecticut, Republican lawmakers are hosting informational forums on proposed regulations that would phase out the sale of new gas powered vehicles.
.. The legislature’s evenly divided Regulations Review Committee will meet on Nov.
28 to vote on a contentious proposal that would phase out the sale of...
Transportation policy analyst Anthony Cherolis says many US cities and states are kicking off e-bike incentive programs to clear the air of pollutants and reduce...
Opinion writer Barth Keck says inaction and opposition on climate change has sent a dangerous signal to young people, many of whom are struggling with...
Back to School (Climate change, heat days and snow days) & Capitol Upgrade for Aging Senators (Senate: Assisted Legislating Facility). Editorial cartoons by Christopher Weyant..
. Labor Day travel woes for 2023 are considerable. And Florida Race Shooting – a mass shooting in Florida that was racially motivated.
Editorial cartoons by...
Opinion writer Joe Guzzardi scoffs at the $700-per-household payment offer from FEMA for families impacted by the fire in Maui and highlights the public outcry...
Gas stove & Back to School. Editorial cartoons by Pat Byrnes and Bruce Plante. Hawaii Fires & Justice Clarence Thomas and Luxury Gifts.
Editorial cartoons by Dave Granlund and Dave Whamond Forever Chemicals and Florida Fried Egg. Editorial cartoons by John Darkow and Bill Day. Will Gavin Newsom Take On Biden? And Que Sera Sera on climate change (What will be will be).
Editorial cartoons by Gary McCoy and Randall...
Insurance executives urged Gov. Ned Lamont Friday to take action on climate change, such as implementing mitigation measures to reduce the risk of extreme weather. Congress has been coming under criticism for the age of its members, many of whom are elderly.
President Biden’s age is a constant topic, and...
The Benefits of Slavery is sarcastic in reference to the state of Florida’s new history curriculum. And Deadly Heat is on everyone’s mind. Editorial cartoons.
.. Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to X, and the heat wave continues with dangerous temperatures across most of the nation.
Editorial cartoons by Dave Whamond and...
“But it’s a dry smoke” plays on the current weather around the nation and world, which is enduring a prolonged heat wave with poor air...
Connecticut is about to adopt a new environmental justice mapping tool designed to infuse equity into policy-making and empower residents of overburdened communities in their...
Holly Wouldn’t and Summer 2023, in reference to the ongoing writers and actors strike in Hollywood, and the record-breaking heat across most of the country...
. Opinion writer Kerri Ana Provost says the data is convincing on e-bikes. In the first 10 days of the state’s electric bicycle rebate program, 5,000.
.. Legacy Admissions & Hot Summer Ahead.
Editorial cartoons by Adam Zyglis and Patrick Chappatte. July 4, 2023, was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth. Editorial cartoons by John Darkow and R.
J. Matson. Last week, Connecticut joined Maine and Colorado in a growing group of states moving to block utilities from using ratepayer dollars to delay climate action.
Opinion writer Jamil Ragland says last week’s blanket of heavy smoke from the wildfires in Canada brought home an unpleasant reality: Scientists continually warn us that...
NBC reports that the merger of the LIV and PGA golf tours is the latest power play by Saudi Arabia. And Axios reports that the..
. As Connecticut struggles to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is seeking greater authority to speed progress on..
. A quick search on the internet for “climate change images” readily yields the familiar photograph of a lone polar bear on a shrinking block of..
. Opinion writer Susan Bigelow says Happy Earth Day, 2023! And while there’s no shortage of bad climate change news out there, and plenty of reasons..
. Opinion writer Kerri Ana Provost says the first anniversary of Gov. Ned Lamont’s signing of the Connecticut Clean Air Act is approaching, and our state’s.
.. Editorial cartoons by Kevin Siers, John Darkow, and Dave Whamond.
The Verge’s Justine Calma offers a guide to Earth Day 2023, the AP’s David A...
. Editorial cartoon by John Darkow. Al Jazeera reports that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned delegates the planet is “nearing the point of no return” and.
.. The US has maintained a presence in the Arctic region for over 150 years, but things are changing there.
Brian Scott-Smith talks about the new...
Opinion writer Anthony Cherolis says enjoying Summer days in the early Spring reminds us that climate change is real and upon us. The good news..
. New Orleans is an example of how to implement speed and traffic light cameras in a way that both loses public support and does less..
. The climate change crisis is such that we do not have time to delay electrification and implement lower-emission transportation solutions. Big EVs with big batteries.
.. We cannot take our local and state news sources for granted.
In this age of vulture capital firms buying up and eviscerating print newspapers, the...
Freedom. Choice. Public safety.
Balanced budgets. These are widely shared American ideals. Towns, cities, states, and our federal government impact those ideals when making systemic.
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