Connecticut Environmental Goals Not Met

Several reports came out this week concerning Connecticut environmental matters. According to The Hartford Courant the state's Council on Environmental Quality said that Connecticut is failing to meet its own environmental goals. The Council believes that we've all just turned our eyes away from the environmnent and become complacent. As always the problem can be remedied by more money, more forced enthusiasm and more commitment.

The council's report comes on the heels of two separate accountings that paint a sobering picture of the future of Long Island Sound. One, a federal assessment of estuaries around the nation, says the Sound is in poor condition, with too many contaminants in its fish and its sediments, and too little life on the bottom.

The other report, from the Long Island Sound Study, argues that despite progress on many fronts, the state will have to spend billions to clean up the Sound. The report urges the state to adopt more sustainable development to better preserve open space and curb polluted runoff.

Thomas Harrison, chairman of the Council said. “The message we want to leave today is that we have to do something working together to crank up the level of awareness on these issues. We've met the enemy, and he is us.”