John Moritz / CT Mirror

A proposal to widen the highway is one of several concepts that Connecticut transportation officials have put forward to address congestion.

Nearly $12 million in grants were awarded to fund stormwater management, habitat restoration and efforts to reduce nitrogen pollution, along with other related projects along Long Island Sound and its watershed in five states.

The Trump administration missed last week’s deadline to appeal a federal judge’s decision ordering work to resume on the Revolution Wind project, handing another victory to advocates and local officials who have fought to keep the project afloat.

A contentious plan to erect a new high-voltage transmission line through sections of Bridgeport and Fairfield was rejected by state regulators, an unexpected victory for critics who argued the project would be a towering blight over homes, businesses and churches.

Work on the wind farm — which is four-fifths of the way through construction off the coast of Rhode Island — was suddenly halted last month by the Trump administration, citing unspecified national security concerns.

Officials estimated customers could see an average of between $5 and $10 savings on their monthly electric bills.

Gov. Ned Lamont gave the state's top utilities regulator, Marissa Gillett, another two years at the helm of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, despite recent criticism over her transparency and Connecticut's high electric costs.

An attorney for Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair Marissa Gillett said text messages on the chair’s personal cell phone were set to automatically delete after 30 days.

Some in Connecticut point to a century-old federal maritime law as a reason for why energy costs are so high. And that has put the governor and a member of Congress at odds over the law, called the Jones Act – and whether changes could help lower prices.

Property "represents meaningful progress" toward achieving CT goal of setting aside 21% of its land as open space.