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State law protects historic buildings from destruction. The Connecticut Environmental Protection Act, or CEPA, allows anyone to sue to prevent ?the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks of the state,? defined as buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) provides a declaration of state policy and establishes a process by which state agencies must identify and review their proposed ?actions which may significantly affect the environment?.

Section 22a-20a CGS states that for any application for an affecting facility that constitutes a new or expanded permit, and that is located/proposed to be located in an EJ community, the applicant shall enter into a community environmental benefit agreement with the municipality if there are five or more affecting ...

In CT, an environmental justice community is defined by the Connecticut General Statutes as: a distressed municipality, as designated by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development; OR. defined census block groups where 30% of the population is living below 200% of the federal poverty level.

In September 2020, the Connecticut legislature passed Public Act 20-9, which provides the framework to replace the Transfer Act with a release-based cleanup program, focusing on identified contamination and increasing efficiency of cleanup efforts in the state.

State law protects historic buildings from destruction. The Connecticut Environmental Protection Act, or CEPA, allows anyone to sue to prevent ?the unreasonable destruction of historic structures and landmarks of the state,? defined as buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.