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Office of Environmental Policy
In the News...
News Articles 2012
News Articles 2011
- UConn Rises to 16th Among ‘Greenest Colleges’
UConn Today -- August 25, 2011
- Bicycle Loan Program, Electric Vehicles, Coming to Storrs
UConn Today -- September 1, 2011
- Huskies Go Green on Earth Day
UConn Today -- April 27, 2011
- UConn Celebrates Earth Day with Spring Fling
Manchester Patch News -- April 23, 2011
- Congratulations to OEP Interns Ethan Butler and Kathy Tsantiris for Winning the 2011 Udall Scholarship!
(UConn Today -- April 12, 2011)
- UConn Sheds a New Light on Campus Sustainability
(Office of Environmental Policy -- March 24, 2011)
- UConn Reactor Uses More Efficient Process to Make Biodiesel Fuel
(UConn Today -- March 21, 2011)
- A Strategic Plan for Brownfield Redevelopment in Connecticut
(School of Engineering E-magination -- March 13, 2011)
- Coming to Grips with Climate Change
(UConn Today -- January 19, 2011)
- Climate Change Likely to Affect Monsoons
(UConn Today -- January 12, 2011)
News Articles 2010
- Reclaiming Water: A Green Leap Forward
(UConn Today-- December 13, 2010)
- UConn Ranked for Its Eco-friendliness
(Daily Campus -- December 6, 2010)
- Recycling at UConn Just Got Easier
(UConn Today -- November 18, 2010)
- Improving Hartford's Wastewater System
(UConn Today -- November 9, 2010)
- Child Development Labs are Going Green
(UConn Today -- November 8, 2010)
- UConn Alum Talks About Career in Environmental Law
(UConn Today -- November 8, 2010
- EcoMadness Results Are In
(Daily Campus -- Novmeber 7, 2010
- Be Heard Coffee House Promotes Energy Conservation
(UConn Today -- November 5, 2010)
- EcoMadness Brings Out the Best in Students
(UConn Today -- October 28, 2010)
- On-Campus Bike Loan Program to Begin Soon
(UConn Today -- October 28, 2010)
- UConn Ranks in Top 50 of Sierra Club's "Cool Schools"
(UConn Today -- October 13, 2010)
- UConn issues drought advisory
(Willimantic Chronicle -- September 14, 2010)
- UConn recycles at the second annual Green Game Day
(YouTube -- September 11, 2010)
- Environmentally conscious students crop up on campus
(Daily Campus -- September 3, 2010)
- Video highlights sustainable living at UConn's Spring Valley Farm
(UConn Today -- August 25, 2010)
- One Student's Trash is Another Person's Treasure
(CT DEP Pollution Prevention View -- Summer 2010)
- Plan Targets Carbon-Neutral Storrs Campus by 2050
(UConn Today -- May 20, 2010)
- We offer these threads, needles (Editorial)
(Willimantic Chronicle -- May 17, 2010)
- Organic farm now an option for student living
(Daily Campus -- April 29, 2010)
- UConn featured in Recyclemania Article!
(Filtersfast.com)
- Give & Go Takes Student Move-Out Donations
(Daily Campus -- April 23, 2010)
- Storrs celebrates Earth Day Friday
(Daily Campus -- April 22, 2010)
- Students spend Saturday cleaning up campus
(Daily Campus -- March 22, 2010)
- Recyclemania improves by a small margin
(Daily Campus -- March 17, 2010)
- UConn Compost Facility almost ready
(Daily Campus -- March 5, 2010)
- UConn's Recycling Declines
(Daily Campus -- March 4, 2010)
- EcoHusky brings Sneaker Recycling back to Storrs
(Daily Campus -- March 3, 2010)
- Show Goes on Despite Weather
(Daily Campus -- February 26, 2010)
- Students call for a sustainability coordinator
(Daily Campus -- February 24, 2010)
- EcoHusky asks UConn to 'rethink its rubbish'
(Daily Campus -- February 16, 2010)
- Editorial: Recyclemania is a golden opportunity for students
(Daily Campus -- February 16, 2010)
- UConn Recyclemania results stay steady
(Daily Campus -- February 15, 2010)
- Developing Fuel of the Future
(UConn Today -- February 10, 2010)
- EcoHusky looks for student support for the Climate Action Plan
(Daily Campus -- February 1, 2010)
- USG commits to climate change
(Daily Campus -- January 21, 2010)
- UConn kicks off Recyclemania Competition
(Daily Campus -- January 19, 2010)
News Articles 2009
- DEP and UConn Launch New Website with Digital Maps and Data on State’s Environment and Natural Resources
(Department of Environmental Protection -- December 29, 2009)
- UConn receives grant to study dairy farm sustainability
(TheDay.com -- December 29, 2009)
- Living and Learning in EcoHouse
(UConn Today -- December 16, 2009)
- Global Warming Meltdown
(Daily Campus -- December 3, 2009)
- UConn pursuring new energy initiatives on campus
(Daily Campus -- December 1, 2009)
- Dorms in Northwest, West win EcoMadness '09
(Daily Campus -- November 13, 2009)
- Green Week speaker discusses benefits of nuclear energy
(Daily Campus - October 22, 2009)
- 'Kilowatt Ours' informs students
(Daily Campus - October 21, 2009)
- Be Heard! promotes environmental awareness
(Daily Campus -- September 25, 2009)
- UConn Going Green at the Rent
(Hartford Courant -- September 11, 2009)
- Things are looking Green on Gant Plaza
(UConn Today -- September 4, 2009)
- Gant Plaza gets hybrid green roof
(Daily Campus -- September 4, 2009)
- Going Green on Your Roof
(NBC 30 -- September 2, 2009)
- UConn Goes Green with Parking Lots
(Channel 3 News -- August 18, 2009)
- UConn Parking Lots Going Green
(Willimantic Chronicle -- August 11, 2009)
- Green Ideas - 'Trash to Treasure'
(Inside Higher Ed -- May 15, 2009)
- UConn Program Donates Trash to Non-Profits
(Hartford Courant -- May 9, 2009)
- Students urged to give before they go
(Willimantic Chronicle -- May 9-10, 2009)
- Students' items go to charity
(Journal Inquirer -- May 6, 2009)
- New Recycling Program Ready for Spring Weekend
(Daily Campus -- April 20, 2009)
- UConn gets a 'kick' out of environmental activism
(Daily Campus -- March 24, 2009)
- Summit to educate students on UConn's carbon footprint
(Daily Campus -- February 5, 2009)
- Recyclemania comes to UConn for a second year
(Daily Campus -- Febuary 2, 2009)
- No one opposes road extension
(Willimantic Chronicle -- January 31, 2009)
- New online site connects colleagues for carpooling to Storrs campus
(UConn Advance -- January 29, 2009)
News Articles 2008
- EcoHouse planned to open next fall
(Daily Campus -- December 3, 2008)
- UConn to build long-awaited compost facility
(Daily Campus -- November 20, 2008)
- Will the last one out please turn off the lights?
(Daily Campus -- November 10, 2008)
- Green Week to Teach Students to Conserve Energy
(Daily Campus -- November 3, 2008)
- Current Sustainability Efforts should not be understated
(Daily Campus -- October 24, 2008)
- EcoMadness competition wraps up
(Daily Campus -- November 20, 2008)
- Environmental Park Dedicated
(Willimantic Chronicle -- October 22, 2008)
- New Compost Sites Revealed
(Willimantic Chronicle -- October 16, 2008)
- Competition Leads to Greener Campus
(Channel 3 -- October 14, 2008)
- UConn Finds Sweet Way to Cut Energy
(Hartford Courant -- October 14, 2008)
- UConn gets good grades for being green
(Willimantic Chronicle -- October 10, 2008)
- New eco-friendly guide outlines everyday steps to going green
(Daily Campus -- October 8, 2008)
- 'Green' report card assesses sustainability of Storrs campus
(Daily Campus -- October 8, 2008)
- Clean Up Transforms Landfill Into Park
(Norwich Bulletin -- October 7, 2008)
- Letter to the Editor: Energy Problem Not Solved So Simply
(Daily Campus -- October 3, 2008)
- It's not easy being green but we're improving
(UConn PresRelease -- September 29, 2008)
- New guide helps faculty, staff 'work green'
(UConn Advance -- September 29, 2008)
- Students should embrace trayless system in dining halls
(Daily Campus -- September 26, 2008)
- Co-Op bags the bags for charity
(Daily Campus -- September 9, 2008)
- Co-Op Shoppers Boost Green Campus Fund
(UConn Advance -- September 8, 2008)
- Cutting the Waste
(CNN.com -- September 5, 2008)
- Administrators defend trayless dining at Straight from the Source
(Daily Campus -- September 3, 2008)
- Everyday EcoHusky
(SBA Fall Newsletter)
- Editorial: New recycling bags a welcome addition
(Daily Campus -- August 28, 2008)
- Dining Halls go trayless to curb food, waste
(Daily Campus -- August 27, 2008)
- UConn Praised for Water Improvement Efforts
(Hartford Courant -- June 12, 2008)
- Study Finds Students the Biggest Water Consumers on Campus
(Daily Campus -- May 1, 2008)
- EcoMadness Won By Hilltop Building
(Daily Campus -- April 28, 2008)
- Looking Good, Doing Good
(Daily Campus -- April 23, 2008)
- A Green Spring Fling
(Daily Campus -- April 23, 2008)
- Local Heroes: UConn EcoHusky Student Group
(Local Routes -- April, 2008)
- Health Center Fair Encourages Employees to 'Go Green'
(UConn Advance -- April 7, 2008)
- University's Eco-Focus is Both Global and Local
(Daily Campus -- April 4, 2008)
- Importance of Efficient Biofuels
(Daily Campus -- April 2, 2008)
- Eco-Madness Challenges Students Again
(Daily Campus -- March 27, 2008
- 5K Race to Raise Money for Green Campus Fund
(Daily Campus -- March 27, 2008)
- Global Warming is a Legitimate Threat
(Daily Campus -- March 26, 2008)
- Combating 'An Inconvenient Truth'
(Daily Campus -- March 26, 2008)
- Hogan to Sign Environmental Pledge
(UConn Advance -- March 25, 2008)
- Group Works to Develop Community Bike Plan for Students
(Daily Campus -- February 27, 2008
- Lunch Promotes Green Living
(Daily Campus -- February 27, 2008)
- Reasons For Going Trayless Inaccurately Portrayed
(Daily Campus -- Febuary 25, 2008)
- Are UConn Students Carrying Away More Food Than They Can Eat?
(TheDay -- February 11, 2008)
- RecycleMania's Method is Flawed, Misguided (& Response)
(Daily Campus -- February 7, 2008)
- 10 Week Contest Promotes Recycling
(Daily Campus -- February 1, 2008)
- Teach-In Aims to Raise Eco-Awareness
(Daily Campus -- January 30, 2008)
- UConn to Screen Environmental Film "The 11th Hour"
(Daily Campus -- January 28, 2008)
News Articles 2007

News Articles 2006
- State is Fertile Ground for Biofuels Revolution
(Hartford Courant -- January 21, 2007)
- Uconn Must Promote Conservation
(Daily Campus -- October 25, 2006)
- New Signs in Bathroom Promote Water Conservation
(Daily Campus -- October 13, 2006)
- Contest Rewards Conservation
(Daily Campus -- October 16, 2006)
- Environmental Movie Shown to Full House
(Daily Campus -- September 18, 2006)
- New Honors Environmental Courses
(UConn Advance -- September 18, 2006)
- New Student Union, Football Facility now open for business
(UConn Advance -- August 28,2006)
- UConn Landfill Remediation Editorial
(Willimantic Chronicle -- June 28, 2006)
- Landscape Architecture students design park for Landfill Remediation & Wetlands Mitigation Project
(CANR Journal -- Summer 2006)
- Gas Prices Make Bikes a Great Alternative To Cars
(Daily Campus -- April 27, 2006)
- New Fund to Support "Green" Buildings at UConn
(The UConn Foundation Newsletter -- April 2006)
- Sneaker Today, Athletic Surface Tomorrow
(Daily Campus-- April 3, 2006)
- Gas Prices Make Bikes A Great Alternative To Cars
(Daily Campus -- April 27, 2006)
- Mount Sneaker Built at UConn; SAAC Honored with Student Life Award
(UConn Athletics -- April 21, 2006)
- New Fund To Support “Green” Buildings At UConn
(The UConn Foundation Newsletter -- April 2006)
- Sneaker Today, Athletic Surface Tomorrow
(Daily Campus -- April 3, 2006)
- Study Examines Campus Recycling
(Daily Campus -- March 13, 2006)
- Car Sharing Would Help UConn
(Daily Campus -- March 2, 2006)
- Campus-Wide Efforts Helping the Environment
(Advance --February 27, 2006)
- UConn Looking to Become More Environmentally Friendly
(Journal Inquirer -- January 12, 2006)
- Town To Respond To River Habitat Study
(Hartford Courant -- January 10 2006)

News Articles 2005
(UConn Daily Campus -- November 1, 2005)
(UConn Daily Campus -- October 12, 2005)
(UConn daily Campus-- September 26, 2005)
(UConn Daily Campus-- September 21, 2005)
(Emagazine.com, commentary -- July 2005)

News Articles 2004
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