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Sound Swim Alerts, Sunday, Week 2

Long Island Sound beaches in Greenwich and Westchester County are open again today. With warm temperatures, blue skies and no rain all weekend, it looks like another great day to get outside and enjoy the Long Island Sound.

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Sound Swim Alerts, Week 2

It’s Saturday morning, it’s warm and sunny, and Long Island Sound beaches are open in Westchester County, Nassau County, and Greenwich.

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Dramatic Oswegatchie hearings reveal hidden wetlands

We’re been working with partners around the region in the fight to save Oswegatchie Hills, a beautiful property nestled along the Niantic River in East Lyme.

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Sound Swim Alerts

Sound Swim Alert: Beautiful Swimming for July 4th Weekend!  The third season of our Sound Swim Alerts starts this weekend with good news: Long Island Sound beaches are open in Westchester County, Nassau County, and Greenwich. 

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Photo Journal: Sunken Meadow State Park marsh planting

Nearly 60 volunteers and 10 coordinators braved the muddy conditions to plant over 3000 plants over 3 hours. This is part of an ongoing process with the goal of converting 1 acre of mudflats into salt marsh, a feat calling for 12,000 individual cordgrass plants.

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Save the Sound starts summer water quality monitoring and beach alerts

Efforts will increase knowledge about water pollution in Westchester, Nassau, and Greenwich

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Long Island’s State Senators and Assembly Members Send Letters Opposing Sale of Plum Island

Plum Island is an 840-acre island located in eastern Long Island Sound, and last week New York state legislators spoke up to protect it.

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Keeping It Green Ep. 9 – Fuel Cell Vehicles

Episode #8: Fuel Cell Vehicles This episode explains how hydrogen fuel cell vehicles work, provides some background about their history, and takes a look at hydrogen fueling station infrastructure. It then looks more closely at what fuel cell vehicles are currently available, the benefits and challenges of fuel cell vehicles, and what the future might […]

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