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Is the Hamden nickel-per-nip tax working?

In 2021, Connecticut passed its “nickel-per-nip” program to update the state’s Bottle Bill. In its first full year, the program generated over $4.2 million throughout the state. The money from the program is designed to support the collection and proper disposal of “nip” bottles.

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Ripping off the planet: how microfiber pollution is impacting New Haven, Connecticut

According to a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 8 millions tons of plastic enter our oceans each year. Just over two-thirds of apparel manufactured today contains plastic.

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How razing Quinnipiac’s Pine Grove will change the local environment

Nature nestles Quinnipiac University’s Mount Carmel campus, with Sleeping Giant State Park hovering over the north side of its quadrangle. On the south end of the suburban campus, a forest serves as a tranquil passageway between the student center and a group of academic buildings. The forest, known as Pine Grove, has occupied five acres…

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Life flows through Hamden’s Mill River, and many are trying to save it

For the full version adapted with multimedia click here. Two years ago a sewer main collapsed in Hamden causing over 2 million gallons of raw sewage to pour into the town’s Mill River — it was accidental, but ultimately cleared quickly. Even before the collapse, this ecosystem, which provides drinking water, as well as fishing…

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“Being out here picking up trash makes some kind of improvement”; New Haven community members help clean up local park

Youth and community members worked together over the weekend to clean Edgewood Park in New Haven.