Since 2004, the CTLCV Education Fund has produced briefing materials on a broad array of environmental issues for state legislators, policy makers, media, and the general public. These briefing papers are developed in conjunction with environmentalists and policy experts to provide quick insights into critical issues, why they are important, and what we can do to solve the problems we face.

2026 BRIEFING PAPERS

​Understanding the Public Benefits Charge
Plug-In Solar
Thermal Energy Networks
Connecticut Superfund
​Battery-Powered Leaf Blowers

​Riparian Buffers
​Nature Based Solutions
Pesticide Use Transparency
Diverting Food Waste
​Ranked-Choice Voting

ADDITIONAL ADVOCACY RESOURCES

Pesticide Use Transparency Brief (CT Pesticide Reform)
Waste Reduction Priorities (CT Zero Waste Coalition)
​Bear Hunting - SB 146 Talking Points (Humane World for Animals)
HB 5334 - Guidance for Public Hearing
Wakesurfing Testimony Guide (Rivers Alliance of Connecticut)

More educational resources, including lesson plans, can be found on the CTLCV Education Fund website.

More Educational Resources

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2025 BRIEFING PAPERS

Renewable Energy

• Offshore Wind
• More Solar Sooner
• Solar Canopies
• Municipal Solar
• Community Power

Energy Efficiency & Building Solutions​

• Thermal Energy Networks
• Efficient Buildings
• ​Heat Pumps

Fossil Fuels & Emissions

• Methane Gas Pipelines
• Gas Powered Leaf Blowers

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Utility Costs

• Public Benefits Charge

Environmental Justice & Rights

• Environmental Justice
• Environmental Rights Amendment
• Affordable Housing

Wildlife & Biodiversity

• Bears
• Neonicotinoids
• Rodenticides​

Nature & Climate Solutions

• Nature-Based Solutions​
• Water & Wetlands
• ​Conservation & Load Management Plan
• ​PFAS

Waste

• Composting
• ​Food Waste Diversion

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Additional Resources

Energy Efficiency: Programs and Operations Report (from Energize CT)

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Briefing Paper Archive