Supreme Court strikes blow

to climate action

State leadership is essential

In another wrong-headed decision, the Supreme Court ruled last week that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate power plants that are among the country’s largest sources of greenhouse gasses. Logjams in Congress prevent passage of any meaningful federal climate legislation.

CT is especially impacted by polluted air spewed by other states that blows eastward over New England. The American Lung Association recently downgraded Fairfield CT to an “F” for ozone pollution and a “C” for particle pollution.

Fortunately, CT state legislators are taking action. Legislators passed several key climate bills this year including a CT Clean Air Act (SB4), a zero carbon target for all electricity supplied to Connecticut customers by 2040 (SB10), and a law making solar energy more attractive for small businesses and low- to moderate-income communities (SB176). Here’s how the Greenwich delegation voted:

"I did not come here to engage in this La-La-Land kind of bill making"

— Republican Representative Kimberly Fiorello on SB10, which set

a 100% zero carbon target for electricity supplied to Connecticut customers by 2040

A setback for Connecticut

in the fight for cleaner air

“Connecticut, facing the ongoing threat to our air quality from Midwestern power plants as well as the existential worry of climate change, was once again on the losing end of a major Supreme Court decision.“ Read the Greenwich Time editorial.

Democrats lower prices at the pump…and provide free museum entry

President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas and diesel tax for three months to quell the surge in prices at the pump since Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

In CT, Governor Lamont extended the state gas tax holiday that was set to expire in June to November 30. The suspension of fares for public transit buses was also extended for the same period.

Parents seeking summer enrichment for their children can take advantage of another CT Summer at the Museum. From July 1 to September 5, Connecticut children age 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult can visit participating museums free of charge.

Lamont invites businesses

from states banning abortion

to come to Connecticut

Governor Lamont issued an open letter to businesses in states that are restricting the ability of women to make their own healthcare decisions, encouraging them to relocate to Connecticut, where the rights of women are protected in state law.

Editorials that caught our eye

I'm done with Republicans

writes the former Chairman of the New Haven Republican Town Committee, Victor Fasano, in this Greenwich Time editorial.

Mourning the loss

of personal freedom

and bodily autonomy

Democratic candidate for State Senate, Trevor Crow, mourns

the loss of personal freedom and bodily autonomy on July 4.

“Without access to abortion and the freedom to decide when, whether, and how many children they will have, women are not equal....Make no mistake, abortion access is an economic issue. Women who are able to go to school, earn degrees and put off childbearing make more money and contribute to a healthy economy and the financial security of their families.”

Read the editorial.

Fiorello and the make-believe crusade

for "Freedom and Liberty."

David Snyder highlights Representative Fiorello's use of patriotic language while voting against the needs of her constituents.

“She proudly displays photos on social media of her many

'No' votes, which are almost all in the vast minority in the Legislature (even among her own party), as though that is a badge of courage.

What it is, is testimony to her inability to work with others, change the minds of her colleagues (both Republican and Democratic) and forge workable coalitions within or outside of her caucus.” Read more here.

Still True

”Our greatest enemies, the ones we must fight most often, are within. The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.”— Thomas Paine, 1776

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