Connecticut Weekly Agricultural Report
Connecticut, regional, and national energy and supply information.
Land and Environment
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Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) involves the ongoing collection, integration and analysis of data about environmental hazards, exposure to environmental hazards and health effects potentially related to exposure to those hazards.
Agency: Department of Public Health -
Environmental Impact Evaluations for State Projects
State agencies must identify and evaluate the impacts of proposed state actions, including state grants for municipal or private construction projects, which may significantly affect the environment. Notices of such proposed actions are required to be published in the Environmental Monitor and provide opportunity for public review and comment.
Agency: Council on Environmental Quality -
Environmental Justice means that all people should be treated fairly under environmental laws regardless of race, ethnicity, culture or economic status. The environmental justice movement has emerged in response to a growing body of evidence nationally and statewide indicating that low-income, racial and ethnic minority groups may be exposed to higher than average amounts of environmental pollution.
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection -
Environmental Permits and Licenses
The state issues various permits and licenses around land and environment use and waste disposal. Access forms, instructions and guidance on land and water use and waste and materials management.
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection -
Discover the benefits of owning an electric vehicle and why they are so important for Connecticut. Also, find tools that are useful to electric vehicle owners, and resources for businesses and municipalities that are interested in installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure throughout Connecticut.
Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection -
Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Program
This program prevents evictions and foreclosures through mediation and a Rent Bank. A trained mediator meets with tenants and landlords or homeowners and lenders to resolve disputes which may include unpaid rent or mortgage payments, repairs, housing code violations and communication problems. The Rent Bank provides funds to help pay rent or mortgage arrears.
Agency: Department of Housing -
Farmers interested in exporting some of their products can explore the possibilities through the state's Export Assistance Program, which includes programs that explain the export business, how to select a promising market for goods and ways to promote the product once the market is selected.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
Diners with a taste for Connecticut-grown foods can find a list of restaurants and other facilities that serve food grown in the state. Restaurant owners and food service professionals interested in featuring local produce on their menus also can connect with growers and food distributors.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
School systems can sign up to serve more state-produced fruits, vegetables, protein and milk products in their cafeterias and for snacks through the Farm to School program. Farmers in the program gain new markets and children have access to fresher, more healthful foods.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
Mothers who receive benefits through the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program and senior citizens who qualify can use state-issued checks to purchase produce at farmers' markets.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
Residents seeking fresh, locally grown produce can find a list of the more than 100 farmers' markets across the state. A crop availability calendar lets shoppers know what produce is available during a particular season.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
Agriculture is one of the state's most vital businesses. To protect this industry, the Department of Agriculture (DOAG) offers a voluntary program that preserves farmland by placing a permanent restriction on all non-agricultural usage. Get more information about how the program works and read about the application process.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
Experienced farmers seeking to pass on their land and individuals interested in farming but with no land can connect on FarmLink. The goal of the state program is to keep valuable farmland in production.
Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture -
File a Housing Discrimination Complaint
Residents who think they were discriminated against while seeking and applying for housing can submit a complaint to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Access filing complaints forms and descriptions of various types of discriminations.
Agency: Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities -
First-time Home Buyer Information
First-time homeowners can get advice, a home-buying checklist to follow and apply for a mortgage through the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA).
Agency: Department of Housing
