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 […]
Trump administration proposal threatens Endangered Species Act habitat protections New Haven, CT — This week, Save the Sound filed comments opposing the proposal by the Trump administration to remove the definition of “harm”—which includes habitat degradation and modification—from longstanding Endangered Species Act regulations. The regional nonprofit organization also joined other comments that will be submitted […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last year’s World Wetlands Day arrived with more cause for concern than celebration. It was the first event since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency back in May 2023, which redefined the Waters of the United States in ways that left wetlands vulnerable. In the words of Roger Reynolds, our senior […]
While there were important commitments from New York State Governor Kathy Hochul in her FY2026 executive budget proposal released Tuesday, Save the Sound will continue pushing for bolder investment to protect clean water, accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, and mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change. Governor Hochul proposed $500 million for the […]
