Yale Daily News

Mere months after Gov. Dannel Malloy boosted transportation infrastructure funding and the Senate passed Public Act No. 15-190, which expands the range of transport programs the state can fund, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced that an additional $5.8 million in grants will fund improvements to bikeways, walkways and greenways — undeveloped strips of land near urban areas devoted to recreation or environmental protection.

April 5, 2016

The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority officially partnered on March 22 with Common Ground High School, a West Rock charter school that aims to inspire environmental leadership among students.

March 30, 2016

The New Haven Green’s reputation as a hub of disorderly conduct, homelessness and drug dealing may soon become a thing of the past. Project Green Thumb, launched just two months ago as a pilot, has already begun to turn the stereotype around.

March 7, 2016

For students searching for affordable, fresh and sustainably sourced food, a new resource has become available in the Elm City. Actual Food — a New Haven-based same-day grocery delivery service — is on its way with a pilot program exclusively for Yale students starting next semester.

March 4, 2016

New Haven chef Bun Lai addressed the correlation between sustainability and dietary choices before an audience of 90 at a Sunday talk.

February 22, 2016

One month after 33 Elm City environmental organizations wrote a letter to Mayor Toni Harp complaining of New Haven’s lack of up-to-date climate change policy, Gov. Dannel Malloy is gearing up to release a report on the state’s progress in fighting climate change.

February 17, 2016

Every morning, volunteers turn on the stoves at the Sunrise Cafe to prepare breakfast for those in need.

February 10, 2016

Jitter Bus, a mobile coffee shop that sells sustainably sourced coffee, joined the growing number of on-campus food trucks last Monday. It is the first business of its kind in the Elm City.

February 9, 2016

Q: How would you describe Triptyq’s sound? A: We combine classical and urban sounds to make something new. It’s got a very heavy classical [foundation] […]

January 29, 2016

On Jan. 19, emergency medical technicians hurried an 18-month-old boy to Yale-New Haven Hospital after he consumed a phencyclidine-laced cigarette belonging to his father.

January 27, 2016

On Tuesday evening, New Haven Department of Arts, Culture and Tourism Outreach Commissioner Kim Futrell met with an audience of one as she sat in […]

January 20, 2016