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Swimming Against the Tide, a Retired Connecticut Official Won’t Stop Fighting for the Endangered Atlantic Salmon

Steve Gephard’s 46-year effort to restore a viable population in the Connecticut River failed. Now, he’s working with school kids in his home state and European governments to conserve populations in the North Atlantic.

By Delaney Dryfoos

Steve Gephard, a former fisheries biologist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and an Atlantic salmon expert, is pictured on the banks of the Connecticut River in Deep River, Connecticut on Sept. 28, 2022. Gephard is now a consultant on damn removal and fish ladders. Credit: Cloe Poisson
Bill Olesner walks down South Battery St. while cleaning debris from storm drains on Sept. 5, 2019 in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Fives States Have Filed Climate Change Lawsuits, Seeking Damages From Big Oil and Gas

By David Hasemyer

The Connecticut State Capitol building is seen in 2018 in Hartford. Credit: EGryk

Connecticut Passed an Environmental Justice Law 12 Years Ago, but Not That Much Has Changed

By Abby Weiss

Connecticut is one of the fastest-warming states in the contiguous United States. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Fading Winters, Hotter Summers Make the Northeast America’s Fastest Warming Region

By Abby Weiss

CT Governor Dan Malloy

State 'Green Banks' Gathering Steam

By Maria Gallucci

The Man Who Makes Greenhouse Gas Polluters Face Their Victims in Court

By Amy Westervelt

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