CTLCV has posted an initial list of the environmental bills it is tracking thus far in the 2010 legislative session (www.ctlcv.org/watchlist).
The CTLCV WatchList provides guidance throughout the legislative session about various bills' pro-or anti-environmental consequences. The WatchList will be updated frequently as the session proceeds.
As Connecticut charts a path out of the current economic downturn, some have assumed this to be an invitation to un-do Connecticut's commitment to the environment. Proposed bills that undermine permit standards, ignore the independence of DEP guidance and do away with public notice rules when selling state land aren't just bad for the environment, short-sighted and ill-conceived; they're bad government.
Connecticut can do better than that.
On the other hand, proposals like those to support our clean energy industry, promote transit, and make our neighborhoods walkable and bike-able show that Connecticut can come up with ideas that are good for the environment and good for the economy. As the state that likes to think of itself as having invented innovation, we have ample opportunities before us this session to walk the talk.
The CTLCV WatchList is online at www.ctlcv.org/watchlist.htm. It will be updated frequently throughout the 2010 legislative session.
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