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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Save the Sound released its data from the 2024 cleanup season, tracking another year of cleanup data and continuing trends in trash. In 2024, 3,167 volunteers picked up 11,383 pounds of trash at 92 cleanups at beaches, lakes, and parks inland and along the coastline across Connecticut and New York. The most common trash types collected were […]
