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As of July 1, 2011, the Department of Environmental Protection is involved in an agency consolidation with the newly-created Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. While the transition is taking place, please continue to check back here for up-to-date information before a new, consolidated website is launched in the near future.

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
DEEP and Greenways Council Accepting Nominations
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Greenways Council today announced that they are now soliciting nominations for official state greenway designations.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012
DEEP to Begin Phase-Out of Stage II Vapor Control Systems at Newly Constructed Gasoline Stations in Connecticut
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that Connecticut is taking the first step toward phasing out the systems on gasoline pumps designed to capture gasoline fumes – known as “Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Systems” – which have been a fixture on gasoline pumps here since 1992.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012
DEEP Issues Notice of Tentative Determination to Approve Permit for Recycling, Inc. of Milford
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced that it has made a preliminary decision to approve a permit application for Recycling Inc. of Milford to construct and operate a solid waste processing, transfer, and recycling facility at 990 Naugatuck Avenue, Milford.

Monday, February 06, 2012
Hiker Injured at Sleeping Giant Pronounced Dead at Yale New Haven
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said today that the hiker injured in a fall Sunday at Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, was pronounced dead at Yale New Haven Hospital Sunday night.

Thursday, February 02, 2012
DEEP Announces Sixth Annual “Winter Festival” at Black Rock State Park, Watertown
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) No Child Left Inside® initiative continues this winter with the sixth annual “Winter Festival” at Black Rock State Park, Watertown.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012
School Vacation Week Programs at Dinosaur State Park
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill will sponsor a series of programs for families during February school vacation week.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
DEEP Issues Proposed Final Decision on Inland Wetlands Permit for New Britain to Hartford Busway
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today issued a proposed final decision recommending the issuance of an inland wetlands and watercourses permit to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) required for the construction of the New Britain to Hartford busway.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Trails at Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area Re-opened
  The hiking trails at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area, in Burlington, have been re-opened following a temporary closure for most of January to remove trees and limbs damaged in the October snowstorm

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