Blue skies, glowing green meadows, and shell pink milkweed flowers. This was the idyllic natural palette flaunted by the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, on the first day of summer. A red carpet would have been an appropriate addition, considering the A-list guests and environmental organizations who turned out to celebrate 40 years of stewardship of […]
Hartford, CT—This afternoon, Governor Lamont announced that he is selecting Commissioner Marissa Paslick Gillett to serve as the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Here is what Charles Rothenberger, Save the Sound’s Director of Government Relations, had to say: “Save the Sound applauds Governor LaMont’s reappointment of Marissa Gillett as chairperson of […]
Previously, we’ve talked about the connections between snail anatomy and water quality [https://www.savethesound.org/2025/06/16/snail-anatomy-101-and-pollution-tracking/]. Next up on the topic of freshwater bodies, we’re sharing something stranger, tucked under rocks and crawling along streambeds. Enter—the EPT, Ephemeroptera (mayflies), Plecoptera (stoneflies), and Trichoptera (caddisflies). These freshwater macroinvertebrates— small, spineless aquatic animals visible to the naked eye—are the […]
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 […]
On the final night of the 2025 legislative session, the New York State Assembly had the chance to pass bills that would cut plastic waste by 30% over the next 12 years and ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a range of everyday products from nonstick cookware to cosmetics to dental floss. […]
If you’re around a lake, pond, or the still reaches of a stream around the Long Island Sound region, see if you can find a freshwater snail suctioned to a plant or gliding along the mud. If you pick one up, the snail will likely slurp its soft head and muscular foot back into […]
Larchmont, NY — Save the Sound applauds the New York State Assembly’s passage of a bill related to sewer districts in Westchester County, just a day after the bill passed the Senate. Sponsored by Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblymember Amy Paulin, S7927A/A1004 will allow the New Rochelle Sewer District to explore the option of transferring […]
