Category: Water
Proposed State Budget Reflects Commitment to Clean Water
The Governor has proposed to allocate $997 million to the Clean Water Fund.
Save the Sound Receives Corporate Support for Coastal Cleanup
Corporate support is an important part of our Coastal Cleanup Program. By partnering with local businesses, we have more resources to help organize volunteer coastal cleanup events around Long Island Sound. Corporate partnerships also allow us to introduce their employees to our organization and get them more involved in helping to protect the Sound.
Aren’t We Glad Broadwater Didn’t Happen?
That’s what we’ve been saying here at CFE/Save the Sound this week. Yesterday, an article in the Boston Globe came out about two LNG terminals built off the North Shore of Massachusetts that are just sitting idle now, with $750 million worth of unused buoys and pipes sitting in the ocean.
Proposed Pipe to UConn is Bad Water Policy
The University of Connecticut is seeking an additional source of drinking water at its campus in Storrs to supply a potential technology park. UConn and the Metropolitan District Commission (the body that manages the public water supply in the greater Hartford area) are proposing to run a pipe across central Connecticut–from the Farmington River Watershed […]
Season Review: Why Was Hypoxia So Much Worse in 2012?
Water quality in Long Island Sound was bad during the summer of 2012, after a number of years when conditions were not so terrible.
Season Review: A Complex Ecosystem With Diverse Conditions
Among all the Long Island Sound water quality data released recently showing the summer of 2012 to have been particularly bad, there were two data sets that indicated something slightly different.
Season Review: Hypoxia Was Widespread and Intense in 2012
The recently released year-end water quality report for Long Island Sound confirmed what seemed obvious in August: when measured by hypoxia – the annual drop in dissolved oxygen caused by nitrogen in treated sewage – the summer of 2012 was awful.