By Jack Dew, The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass. Aug. 3--PITTSFIELD -- Plans to scale back the restoration of a heavily polluted lake has environmentalists demanding answers and asking regulators to rethink plans to bury the pollution under a cap of clean sand and soil.

By Lauren Garrison, New Haven Register, Conn. Jun. 20--SHELTON -- The city will pay a $142,000 fine and implement a new plan to stop raw sewage from flowing into the Housatonic River, according to a settlement announced Thursday by federal and state authorities.

By Charles Walsh, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Apr. 6--Welcome to Connecticut fishing season 2008.

By Bill Cummings, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Mar. 10--A swollen Housatonic River on Sunday threatened cottages in Shelton, but the water receded just before structural damage occurred, fire officials said.

By Michelle Tuccitto By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief DERBY -- The cleanup effort at O'Sullivan's Island is continuing later this month, when officials plan to remove piles of debris and do soil testing.