In the first half of 2025, there was a flurry of federal actions aimed at environmental deregulation. As of September 9, 2025, President Trump has signed 199 Executive Orders, including those to “reinvigorate” the coal industry, withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, and rescind the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations implementing NEPA—the National […]
Larchmont, NY — Save the Sound submitted written testimony to the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, sharing its significant concerns over the EPA’s plan to rescind the Endangerment Finding—a lynchpin in the federal government’s ability to limit greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The EPA is also proposing to repeal emissions standards for […]
Pipeline expansion would violate law and harm human health On September 15, 2025, Save the Sound filed a request for an adjudicatory hearing and comments to challenge the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (CT DEEP’s) Notice of Tentative Determination to approve permits for Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.’s proposed expansion of its Brookfield […]
After Tuesday’s announcement that the Trump administration intends to repeal the endangerment finding, which is foundational to the federal government’s ability to enforce limits on greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, Charles Rothenberger, Save the Sound’s in-house climate and energy attorney and director of Connecticut Government Relations, responded to this setback. “The endangerment finding is […]
After nearly a decade of legal proceedings, Westchester County and Save the Sound have reached a landmark collaborative agreement that strengthens the County’s commitment to protecting water quality and upholding the Clean Water Act. The settlement was approved by the County Board of Legislators on June 30 and has been submitted to the federal district […]
Save the Sound applauds the decisive vote taken Monday by the New York City Council to reject an application from the Bally’s Corp. to rezone at least 19 acres of Ferry Point Park for the proposed development of a casino complex. It appears that without approval for rezoning, Bally’s application for one of three downstate […]
The Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA), and why it matters: Conservation is often driven by the simple power of people caring about local open spaces and fighting to protect them. Residents have the ability to influence decisions that would affect Connecticut’s environment thanks to the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA). CEPA requires state agencies to […]
We all know that some communities deal with more pollution than others—and that some have an easier time getting their voices heard than others. Here in the Long Island Sound region, New York and Connecticut recognize this via state law. In enacting the 2022 Environmental Justice Siting Law, the New York State Legislature recognized that […]
