Jonathan Steinberg

I spoke in favor of House Bill 6329, An Act concerning a hydraulic fracturing waste ban in Connecticut. No fracking waste currently moves into or is stored in the state because of a moratorium I helped institute a few years ago when we feared New York State might join Pennsylvania in allowing fracking. The moratorium is due to expire shortly and it seems time to institute a full ban -- particularly when so many Connecticut municipalities are in the process of banning fracking waste themselves.

The Yale School of Medicine has partnered with Yale New Haven Hospital in opening a center for genome analysis on Yale’s West Campus.

I was pleased to join with colleagues at a press conference with Save The Sound - CT Fund for Environment and colleagues highlighting World Water Day and all of the things that Connecticut is doing to ensure safe, clean drinking water and clean waterways across the state.

I joined with colleagues recently in support of House Bill 5743 increasing the penalties for hate crimes.

Members of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators came to Hartford in support of a carbon emissions pricing plan.

I testified before the Housing Committee on proposed amendments I introduced regarding the 8-30g affordable housing statute. It’s high time that the state considers modest, sensible changes which are fair to the communities affected and promotes getting units built.

State Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo unveiled a five-point plan Tuesday to develop new legislation to reduce “skyrocketing” pharmaceutical drug costs in Connecticut.

The Jackson Laboratory told state officials Thursday it sees economic development opportunities in microbiome research, the analysis of the role of bodily microorganisms in health and disease.