Nitrogen Pollution Management Leads to Improvement in Open Water Grades; Water Quality in Many Sound Bays Raises Concern The regional nonprofit environmental organization Save the Sound has released findings of its 2024 Long Island Sound Report Card. The biennial report offers compelling evidence that efforts to reduce the amount of nitrogen released into Long Island […]
The inaugural cohort of the Environmental Justice Ambassadors program celebrated their graduation on November 19, marking a significant milestone for Save the Sound and Junta for Progressive Action. This first-of-its-kind collaboration, part of Junta’s Youth Empowerment Program, brought together eight dedicated teenagers who completed intensive training to become advocates for environmental justice in their communities. […]
Planting Eelgrass If you were swimming in Long Island Sound before the 1930s you may have felt something brush your leg. It would have been green and long and flowing, almost like a ribbon in the sea. It would have been a home to many species of fish and a breeding ground for them. It […]
by Lindsay Skedgell, ecological communications specialist If you were swimming in Long Island Sound before the 1930s you may have felt something brush upon your leg. It would have been green and long and flowing, almost like a ribbon in the sea. It would have been a home to many species of fish and a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lee Zeldin is deeply familiar with the environmental issues we face in the Long Island Sound region and has championed the Sound’s health as co-chair of the Long Island Sound Caucus. We appreciate Representative Zeldin’s prior support of the funding that is critical for the restoration of Long Island Sound, his role in passing the […]
Residents of Suffolk County voted overwhelmingly in favor of Prop 2, a transformative initiative aimed at protecting and restoring our precious water resources. The passage of Prop 2 marks a monumental step forward for our environment, our economy, and the health and safety of our communities. The approval of Prop 2 will unlock funding to […]
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 […]
