NEWS COVERAGE
(beginning December 11, 2013; latest first)
UI tree-trimming efforts under scrutiny, New Haven Register, April 7, 2015
UI to begin pilot tree trimming/removal program in Fairfield, Minuteman News Center, March 27, 2015
UI to begin pilot tree trimming/removal program in Fairfield, Minuteman News Center, March 27, 2015
Upcoming CL&P tree removal and pruning in Glastonbury, Hartford Courant, August 14, 2014
UI Prepares to Axe 35 East Rock Trees, New Haven Independent, July 17, 2014
Hamden’s new tree commission in place, New Haven Register, July 11, 2014
Randall Beach: Cheers for saving trees. . . , New Haven Register, July 4, 2014
Tree Ruling Protects Against Overzealous Trimming, Hartford Courant (editorial), July 2, 2014
Connecticut Fund for the Environment at odds with PURA ruling, New Haven Register, June 27, 2014
PURA Issues Final Decision on Tree Trimming, WNPR, June 26, 2014
Connecticut residents get more say on UI, CL&P tree trimming, New Haven Register, June 25, 2014
Final Review Of Tree Trimming Requires Utilities To Be More Flexible, Hartford Courant, June 25, 2014
PURA Issues Final Decision on Tree Trimming, WNPR, June 26, 2014
Connecticut residents get more say on UI, CL&P tree trimming, New Haven Register, June 25, 2014
Final Review Of Tree Trimming Requires Utilities To Be More Flexible, Hartford Courant, June 25, 2014
Connecticut regulators delay action on tree-trimming rules, New Haven Register, June 11, 2014
Utility tree trimming rules being finalized, WTNH.com, June 10, 2014
Randall Beach: Maybe our kids can get the state to save our trees, New Haven Register, June 6, 2014
UI, CL&P tree trimming: Residents get greater appeal power, but say ruling falls short , New Haven Register, May 30, 2014
North Haven residents question UI’s tree-trimming plan, New Haven Register, May 28, 2014
Impact of UI tree-trimming program on town beauty, budget questioned, Fairfield Citizen, May 28, 2014 [Identical article published in CT Post]
Hamden council approves establishment of tree commission, New Haven Register, May 28, 2014
Essex Tree Appeal Ends With A Light Trim, The Hartford Courant, May 27, 2014
Interview of Mikey Hirschoff of GCNH by Melinda Tuhus re: passage of HB 5408, The Forest and the Trees, WPKN, May 21, 7:30 pm. [clip continues to interview of Nancy Alderman re: moratorium on fracking waste and Melinda's reports on other CT environmental bills]
West Haven residents voice concerns over UI’s tree-trimming plan, New Haven Register, May 21, 2014
West Haven public gets chance to sound off at Tree Commission meeting on UI tree-trim plan, New Haven Register, May 20, 2014
Connecticut regulators to have preliminary ruling on tree-trimming plans by end of month, New Haven Register, May 13, 2014
Bill would give Connecticut property owners more power in tree-trimming process, New Haven Register, May 9. 2014 [Description of law in article appears to be based on earlier version of bill that was not enacted. See Summary of Amended HB 5408 for accurate summary.]
Connecticut passes new rules for tree-trimming, New Haven Register (AP), May 7, 2014
Connecticut regulators postpone ruling on utilities' tree trimming efforts, New Haven Register, April 30, 2014
Regulators Put Tree Trimming Investigation On Hold As Legislation Waits in House, Hartford Courant, April 30, 2014
Regulators Put Tree Trimming Investigation On Hold As Legislation Waits in House, Hartford Courant, April 30, 2014
CL&P, UConn work together for better storm preparedness, New Haven Register, April 29, 2014
UI initiative focuses on pole condition, New Haven Register, April 28, 2014
Governor Malloy and DEEP Commissioner Klee In Studio, April 28, 2014 interview by John Dankofsky, WNPR [Scroll down to Listen. Forward to 17:47 to listen to statements re: need for balance to protect benefits of street trees and more.]
Connecticut regulators expected to issue ruling on utilities’ tree-trimming plan within days, New Haven Register, April 22, 2014 [includes report on New Haven/West Haven League of Women Voters meeting with UI representatives on April 22]
Stop the Connecticut Chain-Saw Massacre, Editorial: The Connecticut Law Tribune, April 21, 2014
Regulators see effects of tree trimming program firsthand, New Haven Register, April 11, 2014 [Note: This was a PURA site visit in CL&P territory. An earlier site visit in UI territory on April 3, 2014 was not reported in the press.]
Editorial: UI, CL&P must take care when cutting trees, New Haven Register, April 9, 2014
A new take on tree debate, Editorial, The Westerly Sun, April 4, 2014
Spreading the word that trees, utility lines can live in harmony, The Westerly Sun, April 3, 2014
[GCNH talk in Stonington]
Milford Meeting with UI Representatives, New Haven Register, April 2, 2014.
Spreading the word that trees, utility lines can live in harmony, The Westerly Sun, April 3, 2014
[GCNH talk in Stonington]
Milford Meeting with UI Representatives, New Haven Register, April 2, 2014.
Power companies, landowners seek tree trimming ruling, WFSB, Channel 3, March 27, 2014.
CL&P, UI balk at bearing expense of tree trimming alone, New Haven Register, March 27, 2014.
CL&P, UI balk at bearing expense of tree trimming alone, New Haven Register, March 27, 2014.
Out on a limb: Selectmen question cost, impact of UI tree-removal plan, CT Post, March 20, 2014 [Fairfield]
Preserving Street Trees, Connecticut Preservation News, March/April, 2014.
Hartford Courant Editorial, March 20, 2014 [erroneously states that ETT is suspended]
Tree-Targeting UI Buys $15K Of Green PR, New Haven Independent, March 19, 2014
Bill would snip tree trimming, CT Post, March 18, 2014. See Legislative Proposals for text of bill.
Hartford Courant Editorial, March 20, 2014 [erroneously states that ETT is suspended]
Tree-Targeting UI Buys $15K Of Green PR, New Haven Independent, March 19, 2014
Bill would snip tree trimming, CT Post, March 18, 2014. See Legislative Proposals for text of bill.
PURA press release re: Notice, New London Day, March 11, 2014
PURA request for suspension of ETT, Hartford Courant, March 11, 2014
PURA press release and utility response, CT Mirror, March 12, 2014
CL&P Response and PURA approval, CT Mirror, March 14, 2014
PURA request and utility response, New Haven Register, March 11, 2014
CL&P Continuation of ETT, New Haven Register, March 14, 2014
Suspension of ETT, Hartford Business.Com, March 11, 2014
For Tree Trimming Opponents, A Victory . . . for Now, WNPR, March 12, 2014
Regulators Put Tree Trimming Plan on Hold, NBC CT, March 12, 2014 (Video only)
The Power to Save Greenwich's trees, Greenwich Time.com, March 12, 2014
PURA request for suspension of ETT, Hartford Courant, March 11, 2014
PURA press release and utility response, CT Mirror, March 12, 2014
CL&P Response and PURA approval, CT Mirror, March 14, 2014
PURA request and utility response, New Haven Register, March 11, 2014
CL&P Continuation of ETT, New Haven Register, March 14, 2014
Suspension of ETT, Hartford Business.Com, March 11, 2014
For Tree Trimming Opponents, A Victory . . . for Now, WNPR, March 12, 2014
Regulators Put Tree Trimming Plan on Hold, NBC CT, March 12, 2014 (Video only)
The Power to Save Greenwich's trees, Greenwich Time.com, March 12, 2014
Photo of Hamden street where replanting was done after tree removal (not by utilities), New Haven Register, March 16, 2014
Connecticut utilities power line “protection zones” pre-emptively destroy trees, Free Speech Radio News (Melinda Tuhus), March 4, 2014
Connecticut utilities power line “protection zones” pre-emptively destroy trees, Free Speech Radio News (Melinda Tuhus), March 4, 2014
Coverage before March:
Hartford Courant, February 1, 2014 [Focused on Essex and New Haven tree pruning and removal]
February 7, 2014 [Editorial in favor of flexible approach to pruning and removal]
February 12, 2014 [Stormwise Project for resiliency of trees outside of the UPZ]
The CT Mirror, January 29, 2014
The New Haven Register
GCNH Alert re: UI plans, December 10, 2013
Randall Beach, January 16, 2014
Hamden Meeting, January 15, 2014
UI Request for Technical Meeting, January 28, 2014
Randall Beach, February 6, 2014
Randall Beach, January 23, 2014
PURA decision to have technical meetings and more public comment, January 29, 2014
Hamden to hire licensed arborist, February 5, 2014
The New Haven Independent re: proposed ordinance, January 17, 2014
Article on undergrounding, February 7, 2014
WPKN interview with GCNH Spokesman on Trees and Power, Mikey Hirschoff, January 7, 2014 (Note: This is about a 26 minute interview, and one must listen to a minute or two of music and talk before the interview begins (no fast forward).
WPKN interview with Anne Sommer, Hamden community activist re: UI Plan, January 15, 2014 (Note: approximately 15 minute interview)
NBC Connecticut, December 11, 2013 (Note: The report incorrectly suggests that UI plans to only remove hazardous trees.)
Yale Herald, February 7, 2014
WNPR, January 28, 2014 (including interview with Bob Pattison of Hamden Tree Alliance) [Note: The report incorrectly suggests that the 12-01-10 Tree Trimming docket only pertains to UI's plan. Instead, the docket is directed toward establishing vegetation management standards for both UI and CL&P, and is separate from rate hearings dockets in which CL&P and UI's plans for ETT/ETR were approved as expenses.]
February 7, 2014 [Editorial in favor of flexible approach to pruning and removal]
February 12, 2014 [Stormwise Project for resiliency of trees outside of the UPZ]
The CT Mirror, January 29, 2014
The New Haven Register
GCNH Alert re: UI plans, December 10, 2013
Randall Beach, January 16, 2014
Hamden Meeting, January 15, 2014
UI Request for Technical Meeting, January 28, 2014
Randall Beach, February 6, 2014
Randall Beach, January 23, 2014
PURA decision to have technical meetings and more public comment, January 29, 2014
Hamden to hire licensed arborist, February 5, 2014
The New Haven Independent re: proposed ordinance, January 17, 2014
Article on undergrounding, February 7, 2014
WPKN interview with GCNH Spokesman on Trees and Power, Mikey Hirschoff, January 7, 2014 (Note: This is about a 26 minute interview, and one must listen to a minute or two of music and talk before the interview begins (no fast forward).
WPKN interview with Anne Sommer, Hamden community activist re: UI Plan, January 15, 2014 (Note: approximately 15 minute interview)
NBC Connecticut, December 11, 2013 (Note: The report incorrectly suggests that UI plans to only remove hazardous trees.)
Yale Herald, February 7, 2014
WNPR, January 28, 2014 (including interview with Bob Pattison of Hamden Tree Alliance) [Note: The report incorrectly suggests that the 12-01-10 Tree Trimming docket only pertains to UI's plan. Instead, the docket is directed toward establishing vegetation management standards for both UI and CL&P, and is separate from rate hearings dockets in which CL&P and UI's plans for ETT/ETR were approved as expenses.]