Energy And Environment
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the launch of an investigation into the Trump Administration’s decision to strip funding for solar panels and backup batteries from Puerto Rican families and redirect the funds to bail out a fossil fuel company in bankruptcy.
Hartford, CT — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04), and Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, announced over $9.5 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding to Connecticut. This is the final allocation for Fiscal Year 2026. Connecticut’s total LIHEAP allocation is $90,222,435.
Windsor, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $350,000 in new federal funding for CONNSTEP at Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. in Windsor, to strengthen the competitiveness of Connecticut’s small and medium-sized manufacturers and grow the state’s hydrogen and fuel cell energy industry.
Southington, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced $3 million in new federal funding for the Southington Water Department to construct a new treatment facility to remove dangerous PFAS chemicals from the town’s water supply.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued a court injunction allowing work to resume on the Revolution Wind project.
Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted to fund Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, and Interior and Environment programs for fiscal year 2026.
This week, the Trump administration suspended the leases for five offshore wind projects along the East Coast.
“Trump obviously doesn’t care much about the future,” said Democratic Rep. John Larson from Connecticut, one of the states impacted. “He only cares about himself.”
President Donald Trump's administration has renewed attempts to stop the construction of the offshore Revolution Wind project.
Connecticut will defeat what Attorney General William Tong called “a new brazen attempt” from the administration of President Donald Trump to block construction of the Revolution Wind project on national security grounds.