Even Republicans who once said violent rioters should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law declined to criticize the presidential clemency for violent offenders, saying it was time to move on.

Our legislators Mitch Bolinsky and Tony Hwang assure us they are committed to protecting the environment but are they voting as if they do? The Connecticut League of Conservation

The event will take place at The Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, south entrance, Hamden on Saturday. Registration and continental breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by a panel discussion at 9 a.m. Legislators will meet for table chats with attendees from 10 to 11 a.m.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Sarah K. Elfreth (D-3rd) donated $122,500 to other Democrats last year and fellow freshman Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr. (D-2nd) could become an even bigger donor, as former state officials parcel out their state campaign accounts.

Lee Zeldin highlighted his plan to balance environmental and economic concerns and said working on PFAS passive receiver issues would be on his to-do list if he is confirmed.

The president-elect is going to war over turbines. At a hearing Thursday, the nominee for Interior secretary said he would pursue an “all of the above

Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, is promising to preserve a clean environment "without suffocating the economy."

He often voted against environmental legislation in Congress, according to the League of Conservation Voters. He pledged to reverse New York's ban on the oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking during an unsuccessful run for governor in 2022.

The oil and gas industry spent more in 2024 than in any previous election. Now they want Trump to follow through on his pledge to "drill, baby, drill."

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Energy Department, faced lawmakers for confirmation hearings and called for efforts to "unleash" America's energy sector.

The subject of the press conference, organized by the Sunrise Movement, was Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright, whom Trump nominated to be secretary of energy.

Day Four of the Trump administration opens in Washington, D.C. with a raft of Senate hearings including Trump's picks for the Departments of Energy and Interior as well as the EPA and VA. Also on the docket,