{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-15","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-15","heading":"Declaration of policy.","body":"It is hereby found and declared that there is a public trust in the air, water and other natural resources of the state of Connecticut and that each person is entitled to the protection, preservation and enhancement of the same. It is further found and declared that it is in the public interest to provide all persons with an adequate remedy to protect the air, water and other natural resources from unreasonable pollution, impairment or destruction.","path":["TITLE 22a. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 439*. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. STATE POLICY","PART II*. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_439.htm#sec_22a-15","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:07Z","sha256":"b90deb3b63b42c1a9ec61be08efc30cc64e4054b338f50fd93a974fa38c1b106","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-14","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-22a-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}