Max Graham
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Waste facility plan proves controversial

“As your company grows, our children suffer,” Alder 18 Salvatore DeCola told a waste management company’s officials at the city’s environmental advisory council meeting Wednesday. […]

Neighbors launch community engagement initiative

Kim Harris has been attending Newhallville community management team meetings for nearly 20 years. But after her cousin died from an opioid overdose two summers […]

For a week, Ward 22 alder is “Mayor Morrison”

While Mayor Toni Harp has travelled in China this week touting New Haven as a good location for economic investment and formalizing a sister city […]

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CT officials promise to protect environmental regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a plan to revise Obama-era federal auto emissions standards, potentially lowering the standards used by Connecticut and […]

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CT legislature to vote on climate, energy bills

For weeks, Gov. Dannel Malloy has been pushing the Connecticut General Assembly to pass new climate change and energy legislation. On Thursday, that initiative moved […]

New Haven divests funds from Wells Fargo — but slowly

Protesters gathered outside City Hall last Thursday with a clear message for the Harp administration: quicken divestment from Wells Fargo. But according to city officials, […]

Environmentalists laud city’s climate plan

One after another, New Haven environmental leaders spoke in front of the Board of Alders City Services and Environmental Policy Committee on Thursday and hammered […]

Nonprofits move into shared office

Three of New Haven’s most prominent sustainable-food nonprofits on Tuesday evening unveiled a new combined office space. After years of collaboration, New Haven Farms and […]

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New Haven responds to rising sea levels

On sunny days like Wednesday, Yale students converge on Cross Campus to enjoy the weather; New Haven’s streets flood with shop-goers and dog-walkers; and along […]

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City hopes to pioneer climate change framework

For decades, New Haven has led by example with its world-class pizza. Now, the city is hoping to become a pioneer in a very different […]

Plan to deepen harbor undergoes study

The New Haven Port Authority wants to deepen New Haven Harbor’s main commercial channel. But, given environmental concerns and political hurdles, the project is undergoing […]