Press Release: NYS Assembly misses big opportunities for environment and human health; Save the Sound concerned

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. […]

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Snail Anatomy 101 and Pollution Tracking

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 […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Save the Sound Applauds NYS Legislature for Passing Westchester Sewer Bill

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 […]

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Press Release: Save the Sound Pans Passage of Parkland Alienation Bill by NYS Legislature

 Save the Sound was disappointed today when, in a span of less than 16 hours, the New York State Senate and Assembly passed parkland alienation legislation that would discontinue the use of at least 19 acres of public parkland in Ferry Point Park in the Bronx. The purpose of the alienation is to make way […]

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MIDNIGHT WRAP-UP: Environmental Outcomes of the 2025 Connecticut Legislative Session

Wins on climate, steps toward healthier waters, and successful protection of your environmental rights New Haven, CT – The 2025 Connecticut State Legislative Session was a positive one for our environment. After several years of inaction, the legislature passed two climate bills, working to get us back on track toward our climate goals. Bills to […]

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Press Release: 2025 Long Island Sound Beach Report released by Save the Sound

Just as beachgoers turn their thoughts to swimming over Memorial Day Weekend and summer days ahead, the regional nonprofit organization Save the Sound has released results of its 2025 Long Island Sound Beach Report. The report grades over 200 beaches along the Long Island Sound shoreline in Connecticut and New York. Staff from Save the […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Save the Sound Unveils QuickDrops, a Game-Changing Water Quality Database for Broad Range of Stakeholders across Long Island Sound Region

In a virtual press conference Wednesday morning, Save the Sound unveiled a new tool that puts the ability to easily access and share data about the health of Long Island Sound and the rivers that flow to it into the hands of local environmental groups, government agencies, educators, and more.  QuickDrops is the first database of […]

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Shallow water, deep connection

The section of the Byram River where the students stood was only shin deep. Still, David Abreu could tell they were fully immersed in their work.  “I was watching them picking up rocks, using the kick nets, grabbing all the bugs from the nets. You could see their faces brighten up when they realized, ‘Oh […]

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