Category: Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound Legislative Priorities
Clean water, climate change, shellfish, dam safety
Proposed State Budget Reflects Commitment to Clean Water
The Governor has proposed to allocate $997 million to the Clean Water Fund.
Aren’t We Glad Broadwater Didn’t Happen?
That’s what we’ve been saying here at CFE/Save the Sound this week. Yesterday, an article in the Boston Globe came out about two LNG terminals built off the North Shore of Massachusetts that are just sitting idle now, with $750 million worth of unused buoys and pipes sitting in the ocean.
Season Review: Why Was Hypoxia So Much Worse in 2012?
Water quality in Long Island Sound was bad during the summer of 2012, after a number of years when conditions were not so terrible.
Save the Sound Sailing Journey Part 4
Today’s post wraps up our six-day sailing adventure around Long Island Sound. Our own Curt Johnson shares with us the highlights from the trip’s final leg from Oyster Bay to Port Jefferson before sailing back home to Branford. After paddling in from our anchorage right off the town of Oyster Bay last night, Mark and […]
Observation Friday: Save the Sound Sailing Journey Part 3
This week’s post for Observation Friday picks up on our sailing adventure in the far western reaches of Long Island Sound. Our own Curt Johnson shares with us a wonderful day on the water with two friends and colleagues. After saying goodbye to Chris Cryder, a great companion who trained home Tuesday night, I said hello to Nancy […]
Save the Sound Sailing Journey Part 2
Today we pick up on the Save the Sound sailing journey in New York. Over the past few days, Curt Johnson and Chris Cryder have sailed down Long Island Sound from Branford stopping in Bridgeport and Darien. On Monday, after spending the night moored off Remington Beach, Curt and Chris canoed into Bridgeport and met […]