Patrick Skahill
Senior ReporterPatrick Skahill is a reporter at Connecticut Public Radio. He covers science and the environment. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Patrick's reporting has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He can be reached at pskahill@ctpublic.org or on Twitter @ptskahill.
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In Connecticut, 75.6% of the state's entire population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 68.2% are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data. -
The city of Hartford is now looking for a new company to handle its trash and recycling. The search comes as a major trash plant that takes in around one-quarter of the state’s garbage is slated to close.
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Cities and towns could use the $5 million in grant funding to start "pay as you throw" and food scrap collection programs.
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Connecticut's solar industry has been growing, fueled by cheaper technology and new payment models. Last year alone, more than 5,000 people installed rooftop solar panels, but the rise has left some homeowners vulnerable.
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The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) will not be on the Connecticut legislature’s agenda during a special session expected to occur within the next two weeks.
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Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused massive stress on Connecticut's wastewater infrastructure and could result in sewage overflows totaling "up to hundreds of millions of gallons statewide.”
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Four people were killed Thursday morning when a small jet carrying two pilots and two passengers crashed after takeoff from an airport in central Connecticut.
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Public records show Hartford is recycling more material since Connecticut Public reported on a major drop-off in recycling loads earlier this year, but the city still burned about 75% of its curbside recyclables from May to the end of July 2021.
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In a move aimed at cleaning up curbside recycling bins and lowering the state’s overall waste footprint, roughly a dozen towns in western Connecticut will now ask residents to take certain “food grade” glass containers out of their recycling bins and put them elsewhere.
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The South Hartford Conveyance and Storage Tunnel, a project of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), will stretch roughly 4 miles and be buried 200 feet underground.
