Our very own Mike Dietz was mentioned in NBC Connecticut’s Inside the Effort to Reduce Road Salt Amounts in Connecticut talking about the need to reduce the amount to salt being applied on the roads throughout the winter season. Dietz is working to shine the light on the many consequences of over salting, including the negative […]
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Under Pressure: Rethinking CT’s Coastal Land Use and Adaptation Strategies
UConn CLEAR’s Juliana Barrett and colleague Tao Wu were recently featured in UConn Today’s Under Pressure: Rethinking CT’s Coastal Land Use and Adaptation Strategies. This article focuses on Barrett and Wu’s recently publication about land change throughout the years and the important factors at play when it comes to climate resilience. It keys in on the […]
Connecticut Institute of Water Resources Expands Groundwater Safety Efforts
CLEAR’s own Mike Dietz has done it again! Dietz was featured in UConn Today’s Connecticut Institute of Water Resources Expands Groundwater Safety Efforts to discuss his new funding to increase groundwater testing for rural drinking wells. Over the next two years, Dietz is hoping to increase the availability of the service from 25 homeowners to 1,000 homeowners. […]
State of Water in Connecticut
Our very own Mike Dietz was interviewed for UConn Today’s article, State of Water in Connecticut. Dietz talks about the new extremes the state is experiencing with regards to our summer rain, how we can work to become more resilience to droughts and heavy precipitation, and other water issues to stay on top of. Make sure […]
UConn Team Wins Second Place in EPA’s 2021 Campus RainWorks Challenge
A group of UConn students, faculty, and staff have won second place in EPA’s 2021 Campus RainWorks Challenge! The team presented a new look for the Avery Point Campus, redesigned with native plants and green stormwater infrastructure in order to better mitigate and reduce the impacts of stormwater pollution. This proposed disconnections of impervious cove, […]
Know Farms, Know Your Food
An event co-organized by UConn Extension’s Grown ConNECTed program helps the community get to know the farmers responsible for their favorite local foods Know Farms, Know Your Food
CT’s Infrastructure Struggles to Keep Up With More Frequent and Intense Storms
Older drainage systems weren’t made to handle so much water at once, resulting in street and basement flooding. Read Article
Fact Sheets Help Local Leaders in CT Navigate Climate Change Questions
Adapt CT offers guidance on matters ranging from beach erosion to the flooding of coastal highways Fact Sheets Help Local Leaders in CT Navigate Climate Change Questions
Too Much Salt: Good for Winter Travel, but with Consequences for Environmental and Human Health
An overuse of road salt in the winter has potentially harmful effects for everything from wildlife to groundwater Too Much Salt: Good for Winter Travel, but with Consequences for Environmental and Human Health
CLEAR In the Press – 2021
UConn Today – 08/17/21 My CAHNR Summer: Khadija Shaikh Applies Passion for Environmental Justice and State Trails UConn Today – 08/16/21 Out of the Woods: Products from the UConn Forest Provide Educational, Environmental Benefits
CLEAR In the Press – 2020
UConn Today – 10/16/20 Q&A: When in Drought, Build Resilience
CLEAR In the Press – 2019
Hartford Courant – 11/03/19 From ‘rain bombs’ to ‘sunny-day flooding,’ climate change has become local The Chronicle – 08/06/19 UConn Gets Grant for Environmental Program