Healthy Waters • Protected Lands • Ecological Restoration • Climate & Resiliency
When the government fails its duty to protect land, air, and water, federal and state environmental laws give citizens and nonprofit organizations like Save the Sound the authority to take action. Legal action has been a pillar of Save the Sound’s effectiveness since our founding, and over the five decades since, we’ve consistently taken polluters to court and won. Yet while much progress has been made, much remains to be achieved—we are always on watch for emerging threats to public health and our natural resources.
Here are just some of our current and recent legal actions to protect your right to healthy waters, clean air, and thriving natural lands.
NOTE: This page is a work in progress; please check back for updates as the status of cases and details of actions change.
Active Legal Actions
Healthy Waters (Stopping Sewage and Nitrogen Pollution)
Updated October 22, 2021: Save the Sound v. Westchester County, et. al.
Updated October 19, 2021: Greater New Haven WPCA Sewage Overflows – Mill River Spill
Updated October 22, 2021: Springfield Water & Sewer Commission
Updated October 19, 2021: Darien Clean Water Act Action
Protected Lands (Saving Endangered Lands)
Updated October 22, 2021: Oswegatchie Hills Lawsuit
Updated October 22, 2021: Plum Island Lawsuit
Updated October 18, 2021: Connecticut Water Company MOA
Updated October 18, 2021: Aquarion Lands/Converse Brook Preserve
Ecological Restoration (Restoring Historic Fish Runs)
Updated November 8, 2021: Kinneytown Dam/Restoring the Naugatuck River
Climate & Resiliency (Ensuring Accountability and Clean Air)
Coming Soon!
Historic Legal Actions
Read about some of Save the Sound’s most impactful and groundbreaking past legal actions.