We’re about two-thirds of the way through New York’s state legislative session. Here’s where our top environmental priorities stand. Somewhere between the first state budget deadline extension and the second, Governor Kathy Hochul acquiesced. Her push to change the way New York State accounts for methane emissions met such resistance from legislators and environmental […]
Approximately 2.5 acres of land at Hamden Town Center Park are being upgraded from lawn to a large-scale rain garden to help filter stormwater, restore habitat, and create a greener and more resilient town of Hamden. Construction for this transformation, led by Save the Sound, has started and will continue through May. Volunteer opportunities will […]
In order to meet its climate priorities, Connecticut must address the sector that causes more than one-third of greenhouse gas emissions in the state: transportation. Clean cars are essential to meeting those priorities. A study released this week by Save the Sound shows that adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars II Zero-Emissions Vehicle requirements would not […]
Going Back to Nature, One Shoreline at a Time Katie Friedman, our New York ecological restoration program manager, is working on a living shoreline project in the Douglas Manor neighborhood of Queens. The project, known as Big Rock, is gearing up to start construction in 2024 and will restore four acres of salt marsh for […]
New Haven, CT—Environmental organizations, medical professionals, and environmental justice advocates have formed a new coalition focused on state and local solutions to the climate crisis. The Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action came together to help elected officials strengthen the state’s climate law, the Global Warming Solutions Act, to reflect the urgency of the climate crisis […]
Time to Keep Connecticut’s Climate Promise Connecticut promised to cut climate pollution and protect our future, but the state is not on track to meet its obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Considering the report issued Monday by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, we cannot wait any longer to strengthen the state’s […]
Southold, NY—Congressman Nicholas LaLota (NY-1) introduced legislation last week that aims to protect Plum Island permanently by declaring it a National Monument, a status that can be conferred either by Congress or by the President under the 1906 Antiquities Act. John Turner, spokesperson for the Preserve Plum Island Coalition, said, “The Preserve Plum Island Coalition […]
Save the Sound will receive nearly $750,000 through New York’s Water Quality Improvement Program for the Big Rock Wetland Restoration Project in Queens. It’s part of a recent package from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), which has awarded approximately $110 million to 86 projects across the state aiming to protect […]
