Here is the response of Leah Lopez Schmalz, president of Save the Sound, to today’s inaugural address by President Trump: “Despite criticizing the federal response to the fires in L.A. and the fall hurricane that ripped through the southeast, President Trump made no mention of the biggest factors fueling that destruction: pollution that’s destabilizing our […]
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 […]
New Haven, CT—Last week, Save the Sound’s legal team filed a brief in our federal court appeal (Save the Sound v. FAA, No. 24-1028 (D.C. Cir. 2024)), continuing our efforts to ensure that the environmental impacts of the proposed expansion of Tweed New Haven Airport are thoroughly vetted and addressed. “The Federal Aviation Administration has failed […]
Iroquois ExC Project would hinder State’s emissions reduction goals and pose risks to public health New Haven, CT—Save the Sound attorneys urged the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to deny permit applications for a natural gas compressor station in Brookfield. The proposed Iroquois ExC Project would drastically increase greenhouse gas emissions and […]
Adding to pattern of undermining regulations for environmental protections WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court delivered a decision [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf] in the companion cases of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, overturning the Chevron deference doctrine—diminishing federal agencies’ ability to set and enforce policies, including vital environmental and public health […]
Failure to act on climate and environmental justice; wins for healthy waters and habitats; major environmental rights rollback defeated New Haven, CT. – The 2024 state legislative session followed the pattern of recent years, with laudable passage of multiple policies to protect public health, clean water, and habitats contrasting with yet another year of failure […]
Iroquois ExC Project would make it harder to meet State’s emissions reduction goals Larchmont, NY – Earlier this week, Save the Sound attorneys opposed a proposal that threatens to undermine New York State climate goals. Save the Sound Staff Attorney Jessica Roberts submitted comments challenging the conclusions of the New York State Department of Public […]
After commitments made in a 2017 Consent Order went unfulfilled by established deadlines, Save the Sound and the Village of Mamaroneck have reached a new amended agreement in a suit involving violations of the Clean Water Act that dates back to 2015. Through years of remediation work, the Village has already completed $6.5 million worth […]
