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The EPA’s New Climate Rule: A Complete Breakdown

On Monday, the EPA proposed a landmark rule to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants. The goal is a 30% nationwide reduction from 2005 levels by 2030.

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Another Chance to Protect Connecticut’s Street Trees

Over the last several months, Connecticut’s utility companies and the Public Utility Regulatory Authority have been going back-and-forth on a tree-trimming plan around power lines.

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CT Environmental Groups Applaud Governor’s Veto of Fishing Season for Glass Eels

Fishery in Connecticut would have harmed Long Island Sound food web, other wildlife

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Sound Swim Alert for Westchester: Beaches Open!

Sunday, June 1, 2014: The beaches in Westchester are open and the water is fine! Saturday, May 31, 2014: The water at the Long Island Sound beaches in Westchester is clean and the beaches are open today. So if you don’t mind cool and breezy temperatures, and cool water, enjoy!

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Sound Swim Alerts: Our Goal is to End Pollution at Westchester’s Beaches

Planning a trip to Westchester’s Long Island Sound beaches is an iffy proposition. Pollution shuts some of them regularly. Others almost never close. All are threatened by occasional and unexpected sewage mishaps.

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James Prosek Reveals Nature’s Wonder

“O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!” says Horatio in William Shakespeare’s classic.

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The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change (Part 3)

Measures that reduce energy consumption also benefit public health, employment, energy security, and more, says final IPCC climate report.

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Sustaining Our Fisheries: Looking at the Big Picture

Over the last few decades, the fisheries of Long Island Sound and our oceans have seen significant changes.

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