The Connecticut Environmental Protection Act enshrines your environmental rights, giving everyone the ability to intervene to stop pollution and keep our neighborhoods healthy and safe. In an era when the federal government is attacking environmental protections across the country, state laws are a critical defense shielding our natural resources from pollution and reckless development. […]
New Haven, CT—Save the Sound released its priorities for the 2025 Connecticut Legislative session today, which starts this Wednesday, January 8, and runs until June 4. This year is a “long session,” in which lawmakers craft the biennial budget in addition to passing legislation. Reduce Costs & Increase Resiliency “Investing in energy efficiency and clean, […]
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 […]
Generosity and protection for Deer Lake Deer Lake is a beautiful 253-acre wooded property in Killingworth, CT that was, until a few years ago, a Boy Scout camp owned by the Connecticut Yankee Council. In 2022, the Council made plans to sell the property for development. Land conservation efforts often take decades, but over just […]
On a sunny Friday in October, I joined Kathy Czepiel, Save the Sound’s Land Protection manager, as we drove through a wooden archway and past a hand-carved sign onto Deer Lake’s serene property in Killingworth, CT. The scene, with red wood buildings framed by yellow trees and falling leaves, felt like stepping into a postcard […]
Friend of Save the Sound, Patrick Paul Barrett, read books with environmental themes over the summer and is sharing his reviews in this blog series to help you curate your reading list! Book Review 2: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac (1949) is a frustrating book to review. […]
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 […]
As we bid farewell to another impactful year, we extend our deepest gratitude to every one of you—our invaluable members, supporters, advocates, and volunteers. Your commitment to the well-being of our environment has been the driving force behind our successes. Whether it was picking up beach litter, signing petitions for land restoration or climate action, […]
