Category: Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE: A Step Forward: The Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action Reacts to the 2026 Legislative Session

Hartford, CT—The 2026 Connecticut Legislative Session ended on Wednesday night, delivering incremental progress on key priorities advanced by our climate coalition. Here is what happened on three essential policy topics that will mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and protect residents from the adverse health impacts that are already impacting our state.   Affordable Energy  In the months leading up to session, Connecticut’s award-winning energy efficiency […]

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Midnight Wrap-up: Save the Sound Responds to Environmental Outcomes of the 2026 Connecticut Legislative Session

Hartford, CT — The 2026 Connecticut Legislative Session ended tonight at midnight, delivering important wins and hard-fought compromises for solar access, clean transportation, and ecosystem protection.   Below, Save the Sound policy experts comment on the outcomes of the 2026 session.  Advancing Renewable Energy, Clean Air, and Environmental Justice  “On the last day of the legislative session, the General Assembly passed a solar bill that ensures that the state’s residential, commercial, […]

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Press Release: Save the Sound celebrates launch of 10th season of the Unified Water Study

Program has collected water quality data from Long Island Sound bays and harbors since 2017 The 10th season of the Unified Water Study (UWS) got underway Friday morning, with Save the Sound and 30 partner organizations ready to collect water quality samples in 52 bays and harbors around Long Island Sound during the 2026 monitoring […]

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PRESS RELEASE | Rising Climate Leaders: Winners of the 2026 Student Climate Poster Competition

Hartford, CT— Yesterday the Capitol lobby was bustling with activity as over 200 students, teachers, legislators and supporters gathered to vote for their favorite student climate poster.   “Connecticut is proud to be a leader in climate education, and initiatives like the climate coalition poster contest show what’s possible when students are empowered to learn, create, and engage. These […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Connecticut Climate Action Week 2026

Hartford, CT— The Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action invites you to join in the celebrations of 2026 Connecticut Climate Action Week from April 16-22. This week seeks to highlight the positive difference that comes from working together to make Connecticut a healthier, safer place for all.  We invite members of the press to join us at the 2026 Student Climate Poster Competition […]

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Press Release: Proposal to build new dam threatens recovery of Nissequogue River and Lands it #7 on America’s Most Endangered Rivers List of 2026

American Rivers is today naming the Nissequogue River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2026, due to the recently approved proposal to build a new dam without a comprehensive environmental impact statement. The unexpected breach of Stump Pond Dam in 2024 restored an important stretch of the Nissequogue, reconnecting habitat, allowing the floodplain to function […]

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Press Release: Save the Sound Applauds Reauthorization of Programs Critical to Long Island Sound

Long Island Sound Partnership, National Estuary Program, BEACH Act clear hurdle Tuesday night Three programs critical to supporting Save the Sound’s work to restore and protect Long Island Sound were included in the American Water Stewardship Act (H.R. 6422), which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night in a decisive bipartisan floor […]

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Press Release: Save the Sound Rejects Gov. Hochul’s Plan to Weaken NYS Climate Law

Governor’s proposed rollbacks should not be included in NYS budget for FY2027 Save the Sound is profoundly concerned that rollbacks to the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), New York’s Climate Law, proposed Friday by Governor Hochul will make New Yorkers more vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, particularly in […]

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