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On Saturday, October 24, Sierra Club Connecticut will host a two mile Pollution is Terrifying! Climate Walk around the Capitol Area System and each of the Hartford-area buildings the plant heats and cools including: Legislative Office Building; State Office Building; CT Education Association; Bushnell Theater. Participants are encouraged to wear costumes for the Halloween-themed walk. Sierra Club CT and partners will follow-up the walk with a Press Conference on Connecticut’s High Asthma Rates on Monday, October 26.
A former co-generation power plant purchased by the State of Connecticut in 2022, the Capitol Area System requires extensive repair in order to continue providing heating and cooling to state and private buildings along its two mile loop, including the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Appellate Court.
The Capitol Area System currently runs on methane gas to heat and cool the over a dozen buildings. Sierra Club is urging the State of Connecticut to lead by example and commit to a fossil fuel free, 100 percent renewable solution.
Saturday morning’s walk will begin and end at the Capitol Area System plant at 490 Capitol Avenue. Monday morning’s press conference will be held inside the Legislative Office Building, one of a dozen buildings heated and cooled by the Capitol Area System.
What: Pollution is Terrifying! Climate Walk: A Halloween-themed walk around the Capitol Area System heating and cooling loop. Participants will be in costume, pass out treats.
Where: The Capitol Area System – 490 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
When: Saturday, October 24, 2026; 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Stops Along the Route: Legisla- tive Office Building; State Office Building; CT Education Association; Bushnell Theater; Armory (Military); 79 Elm Street (DEEP); 410
Capitol Ave; 450 Capitol Ave; 460 Capitol Ave; 470 Capitol Ave; and 101 Lafayette Ave (Judicial)
Visual Elements: Large puppets will accompany participants on the walk. People in costume.
Press Conference Details: A “Press Connecticut’s High Asthma Rates” will be held on Monday, October 26 at 11AM in the Legislative Office Building Room 1A. Speakers include: the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, local environmental justice leader Dr. Mark Mitchell, and public health expert and Connecticut State Senator Saud Anwar.
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person’s right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org
