Long Island Sound Legislative Priorities
Clean water, climate change, shellfish, dam safety
Category: Climate Change & Adaptation
Post-Sandy Coastal Cleanups
Yesterday, we announced that our coastal cleanup data was in for the 57 cleanups we helped to coordinate during the spring and fall. What’s special this year is that of the 57 cleanups, two of them were held after Hurricane Sandy ravaged our shoreline.
Warmer Water is Bringing Changes to the Sound’s Marine Life
I admit to having felt a bit of both envy and nostalgia a month ago when I read my Save the Sound colleague Kierran Broatch’s account of catching blue crabs in the backwaters of the Connecticut River on his blog, The Connecticut Yankee.
CT not the only place in region worrying about sea level rise
A year ago, Connecticut’s coastline was ravaged by Tropical Storm Irene. Houses were destroyed, habitats were damaged, and we are still rebuilding from that storm today. Connecticut isn’t the only place in the region that felt the effects of Irene. New York City, with its 520-mile long coastline, braced itself for the storm by evacuating […]
Rebuilding and protecting our shoreline
Last summer, Tropical Storm Irene ravaged Connecticut’s shoreline, destroying homes, businesses, and precious habitats. Parts of the state recovered quickly from the storm, but for those along the shoreline, it has taken months to rebuild; for some, the process is still ongoing. Sea level rise and intensifying storms are increasing concerns as climate change impacts […]