Department of Energy

nergy Department put the gas stove debate on the front burner again Wednesday by proposing new efficiency standards for consumer cooking appliances.

Families are looking forward with dread as winter approaches with high energy costs and tight fuel supplies.

The Trump administration has relaxed a regulation restricting water flow from showerheads — something that was a pet peeve of President Donald Trump, who complained that he wanted more water to make his hair “perfect.”

Four beavers were captured off of the Larkin State Park Trail after the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection recently issued a trapping permit to address flooding concerns in the Oxford area.

The state has begun trapping beavers at Larkin State Park in Oxford because their lodges are causing flooding problems along the trail there.

Connecticut environmental officials are offering safety tips for the upcoming firearms deer hunting season.

Wolcott Animal Control is reminding pet owners to be on alert after a small dog on a leash was grabbed by a coyote on Saturday.

We all know that recycling plays a huge role in keeping our planet clean and combating climate change, but it has to be done right!

Hundreds of acres in eastern Connecticut are in the process of being acquired by the state to expand existing parks and wildlife conservation areas, but thousands more need to be attained or protected in order to meet a fast-approaching goal.

President Donald Trump has nominated Dan Brouillette to replace Energy Secretary Rick Perry.

President Donald Trump on Friday tapped Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to succeed Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who is expected to leave the agency’s top post at the end of the year, NBC News reported. Brouillette — whose broad experience in Washington’s backrooms includes stints as a top lobbyist for the Ford Motor Company, the chief of staff for the...

A bald eagle is recovering after it was hit by a car on Route 8 Wednesday afternoon.

One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash in East Windsor on Monday.

Drexel University paid the United States nearly $190,000 after a former professor at the school allegedly used federal grant money for visits to Philadelphia strip clubs and sports bars.

Firefighters were called to a Windsor Locks business early Monday morning after three vans caught on fire.

A Connecticut National Guard Airman was on the vintage B-17 aircraft when it crashed at Bradley Airport on Wednesday morning and he acted quickly and heroically to help other passengers get off the plane after the crash.

A Killingworth family is mourning the deaths of two of their pet goats after a bear attacked and killed the livestock.

A bear climbed a tree to get into a goat pen where it attacked the animals.

Two boys have been charged in connection with the vandalism at a pump house that serves the water supply in Ledyard. The vandalism prompted the Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority to warn customers not to drink the water.