Category: Long Island Sound
How Is The Sound’s Dead Zone Shaping Up This Summer? Water Temperatures Could Be Critical
On Long Island Sound Day, 10 Things You Can Do for a Cleaner Sound
Save the Sound & Cornell University Cooperative Extension Partner to Restore the Sound’s Submerged Fish Habitat
Last week, we partnered with the Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County for our third third event engaging volunteers in restoring the Sound’s submerged aquatic vegetation – eelgrass. Friday’s event took place at the Clinton Town Marina.
Federal Funding for Post-Sandy Sewage Plant Upgrades, but Cuts to EPA’s LIS Cleanup
The federal government is making $340 million available to New York for repairs and upgrades to sewage treatment plants and water filtration plants damaged by Superstorm Sandy. But it also is cutting about $300,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office that is overseeing the environmental cleanup of Long Island Sound.
New Report Details 11 Billion Gallons of Sewage Overflows During Superstorm Sandy
On the heels of last week’s Long Island Sound Citizens Summit exploring Superstorm Sandy and climate change, the nonprofit research group Climate Central released a new report yesterday on the amount of sewage that spilled into local waterways during and after Sandy. The report also emphasizes the long-term vulnerability of sewage treatment systems because of […]
How Soon Will We See Improvement in the Water Quality of Long Island Sound?
Every time we give a presentation about hypoxia and the Long Island Sound cleanup, we are asked some variation of the same question:
Wards Island Completes Upgrade, Removing Half the Nitrogen in its Waste
The biggest sewage treatment plant impacting Long Island Sound recently completed an upgrade that is expected to lead to a significant improvement in the western Sound’s water quality.