Energy & Environment
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) (H.R. 7776). The bill would authorize and fund the construction of local projects across the U.S. in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and includes authorizations that would make other projects eligible for future funding. These projects are essential to everything from preserving and growing local economies, to protecting our environment, to maintaining quality of life.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) shared letters written to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) by the Town of Waterford, the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments (SSCOG), and the Decommissioning Plant Coalition in support of DOE's rejuvenated effort to establish a consent-based process for long-term spent nuclear fuel storage. The letters come following meetings Rep.
State and federal politicians all agreed on the importance of the Long Island Sound on Wednesday, praising $106 million in federal funding to restore and preserve the Sound.
Calling it Connecticut's own national treasure, Democrats U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, Gov. Ned Lamont and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, along with U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Rosa DeLauro, Jim Himes and Jahana Hayes, EPA officials and New York State officials, touted the investment.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) welcomed announcement today by the Connecticut Port Authority that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved the federal permits that that will allow for the long-awaited redevelopment and revitalization of State Pier New London.