Volunteers cleaned up thousands of pieces of trash at beaches and parks in 2025 New Haven, CT – Save the Sound has collected its data from the 2025 cleanup season, tracking another year of cleanup data and continuing trends in trash. In 2025, 2,414 volunteers picked up 11,541 pounds of trash at 98 cleanups at beaches, lakes, and parks inland and along the coastline […]
Since 2024 dam breach, free-flowing Nissequogue has begun to recover and habitat is improving The Suffolk County Legislature has voted to issue a negative declaration for the proposed construction of a new dam at the former site of Stump Pond Dam in Smithtown, determining that the project would not result in significant adverse environmental impacts […]
Hartford, CT—Tomorrow, March 5th, the Environment and Technology Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature will hold a public hearing to discuss the future of solar in the state. As the Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action, one of our main policy priorities is making it easier and cheaper for CT families and businesses to go solar. About 5 years ago, […]
What if you could make your home more comfortable and reduce your electric bill at the same time? That’s what Connecticut’s energy efficiency programs are doing for homes and businesses across the state. How Energy Efficiency Saves you Money Investments in energy efficiency save everyone money, whether you participate in the programs or not. That’s because not all electricity costs the same. As total electricity […]
Proposed approach would fail to reduce the 1 billion gallons of raw sewage entering the creek each year, threaten aquatic life, and introduce new chemical risks Riverkeeper, Save the Sound, and Guardians of Flushing Bay have filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) challenging the City’s plan to construct […]
Decision will exacerbate climate-related costs, consequences for environmental and public health Larchmont, NY — Save the Sound is profoundly disappointed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision today to rescind the federal Endangerment Finding, which since 2009 has been the lynchpin in the federal government’s ability to limit greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Rescinding this […]
Hartford, CT—Today marks the start of Connecticut’s 2026 legislative session. Here’s what Julianna McVeigh, Doherty Climate & Resilience Campaigns Manager for Save the Sound, had to say about Governor Lamont’s comments on climate and energy in his State of the State address: “We applaud the governor’s support for energy efficiency as an affordable solution to cutting pollution, reducing energy demand on the grid, […]
Hartford, CT—today, the Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action released its priorities for the 2026 legislative session. The Coalition, a broad-based and growing group of 168 health care providers, scientists, environmental organizations, religious groups, and others representing more than 300,000 members, was formed two years ago to address the climate crisis and environmental health and economic burdens facing Connecticut. “The Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action brings […]
