Long Island Sound Citizens Summit is Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is the 22nd annual Long Island Sound Citizens Summit and we at CFE/Save the Sound are excited for what is going to be a great day of presentations and discussions.
Category: Water
Where Did the Plastic Pellets Found in Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park Come From?
A higher than normal flood tide that rose over the seawall dropped an unusual bit of flotsam at Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park in late February: tiny, white, plastic pellets, like tapioca. A million of them, by Katherine Desmond’s rough estimate.
Council on Environmental Quality Report Shows No Major Improvement or Decline in 2012
What was the condition of Connecticut’s environment like in 2012? That’s a good question and one that the Council on Environmental Quality explores in its newly released 40th edition of Environmental Quality in Connecticut.
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:
NY Times Climate Blogger Andrew Revkin to Keynote the LIS Citizens Summit
NY Events Planned to Discuss Coastal Resiliency
The challenge of protecting the shoreline against coastal storms is attracting plenty of attention this spring.
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.
Rain Garden Project Launches in Southington
Save the Sound has been busy gearing up for the Quinnipiac River Watershed Groundwater Restoration Project.