PRESS RELEASE: Save the Sound announces priorities for 2025 NYS legislative session

The New York legislature begins its 2025 session on Wednesday, January 8, and Save the Sound remains focused on strengthening state-level policy and investments to protect clean water and communities in the Long Island Sound region and across the state from the mounting consequences of climate change. “We just experienced a year that matched 2023 […]

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2024 Year in Review: Sails, Storms, and Celebrations

There was so much to celebrate at Save the Sound this year: President Leah Lopez Schmalz accepted a national award on the organization’s behalf from the Garden Club of America; Laura Wildman, our vice president for ecological action, became the first woman honored with the International Fish Passage Conference’s Distinguished Career Award; we welcomed eight […]

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Weekly Digest: Hope in action, celebrate our EJ Ambassadors

Sign up to receive our Weekly Digest and join our Email Action Network! Congratulations to our inaugural class of Environmental Justice Ambassadors! On November 19, Save the Sound and Junta for Progressive Action celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of the Environmental Justice Ambassadors program, part of Junta’s Youth Empowerment Program. Eight New Haven-area […]

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Celebrating the First Graduating Class of Environmental Justice Ambassadors!

The inaugural cohort of the Environmental Justice Ambassadors program celebrated their graduation on November 19, marking a significant milestone for Save the Sound and Junta for Progressive Action. This first-of-its-kind collaboration, part of Junta’s Youth Empowerment Program, brought together eight dedicated teenagers who completed intensive training to become advocates for environmental justice in their communities.  […]

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They’re Already Arriving

by Lindsay Skedgell, Ecological Communications Specialist On the lawn, a bright orange line is spray painted to carve the shape of a long, half horseshoe in the grass. Parked next to the yard is a U-Haul truck, loaded with 25 bags of cedar mulch, 12 bags of stone, gloves, and shovels. Lys Gant, Save the […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month Event Identifies Challenges, Celebrates Leaders

Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month Event Identifies Challenges, Celebrates Leaders   Hartford, CT – Tuesday morning, 40 environmental justice advocates, community leaders, legislators, and supporters gathered at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford for a roundtable discussion in celebration of Hispanic/Latine Heritage Month, hosted by the Connecticut Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity, and Opportunity (CWCSEO) and Save […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Urban Waters Initiative to Hold 2 More Fair Haven Events

New Haven, CT – Save the Sound’s Urban Waters Initiative (UWI) project will hold 2 more free events, Mic at the Mill on August 17, and a Recycled Art Workshop on August 22, as part of this year’s Fair Haven based community program.  On Saturday, August 17, Mic at the Mill will showcase the climate […]

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PRESS RELEASE: AUG 17, “Mic at the Mill” to Showcase Fair Haven Residents’ Climate Stories

New Haven, CT – On August 17, Mic at the Mill will showcase the climate stories of Fair Haven residents. The event, organized by Save the Sound’s Urban Waters Initiative (UWI), Project Drawdown, Women Without Borders, and Semilla Collective, is part of a summer-long series of community happenings in the New Haven neighborhood along the […]

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