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New Haven, CT – Save the Sound’s Urban Waters Initiative (UWI) project will hold 2 more free events, Mic at the Mill on August 17, and a Recycled Art Workshop on August 22, as part of this year’s Fair Haven based community program. On Saturday, August 17, Mic at the Mill will showcase the climate […]
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New Haven, CT – The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) and Save the Sound will hold their first public community meeting around the removal of Kinneytown dam on Wednesday, August 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ansonia Senior Center. “It’s important to educate members of the public and provide them with an […]
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First cleanup to be held Aug. 17; 49 more scheduled across state New Haven, CT – Over 50 cleanups are already scheduled between August and October for Save the Sound’s 2024 Connecticut Cleanup season. This massive volunteer effort prevents thousands of pounds of litter and waste from polluting the Long Island Sound watershed each year. […]
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New Haven, CT – On August 17, Mic at the Mill will showcase the climate stories of Fair Haven residents. The event, organized by Save the Sound’s Urban Waters Initiative (UWI), Project Drawdown, Women Without Borders, and Semilla Collective, is part of a summer-long series of community happenings in the New Haven neighborhood along the […]
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Amphibians are the metamorphic marvels of the liminal spaces between land and water. Most frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts begin their lives as tadpoles with gills, gradually morphing into four-legged adults equipped with lungs. Some skip the lung-creating step and breathe through their permeable skin. These unusual adaptive feats allow amphibians to survive the demands […]
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Projects will reduce CO2 emissions, save money on residents’ utility bills, and cut pollution from trucking industry New Haven, CT – Save the Sound applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the City of New Haven for three national climate project awards announced today at a press conference […]
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July 27, 2023 – Save the Sound’s Connecticut Cleanup is back and bigger than ever with over 40 cleanups already scheduled between August and October. Our goal this year: to reach 100 cleanups by the end of the season, with the help of dedicated Cleanup Captains. Cleanup Captains are those who plan cleanups, recruit volunteers, […]
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The Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act took one step closer to reauthorization on Monday, passing the House of Representatives in decisive, bipartisan fashion. Sponsored by Representatives Nick LaLota of New York and Joe Courtney of Connecticut, HR 5441 provides $65 million in annual funding from 2024 through 2028 for the Long Island Sound […]
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