Connecticut has replaced its decades-old Transfer Act with a new Release-Based Cleanup program aimed at speeding up environmental cleanups and redevelopment. State officials say the new system allows property owners to begin pollution cleanups faster while aligning Connecticut with regulations used in most other states. Nearly 5,000 sites entered the old program since the 1980s, but fewer than half were fully cleaned up. Economists estimate the new framework could generate more than 2,100 construction jobs and billions in economic growth over the next five years.
Ed Histed
Ed launched his radio career in 1975 and has spent more than five decades in the broadcasting industry. During that time, he has served in a wide range of roles including Air Personality, News Director, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, and General Manager at numerous radio stations in various markets across the country. Beyond on-air and management responsibilities, Ed has also worked extensively on the technical side of broadcasting. His background includes RF engineering and information technology, with particular experience configuring digital automation systems and remote voice-tracking platforms used by stations across the country. Ed was also among a select group of industry professionals invited by Google to its California headquarters following the company’s acquisition of Scott Studios. He was one of just 12 broadcasters nationwide chosen to participate in discussions and provide input during the design and rollout of Google’s digital broadcast automation platform. Although the majority of Ed’s career—spanning roughly four decades—was rooted in music radio, he transitioned into news and information programming in 2012. He says the move into spoken-word broadcasting was a natural evolution after decades of experience in multiple areas of the industry.