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 […]
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 […]
Water quality and fish passage are key concerns New Haven, CT – Three environmental organizations are asking the federal government to regulate the Rainbow Dam, located in Windsor, CT, to help stop ecological harm. The Rainbow Dam blocks off 96 percent of the Farmington River watershed to the migration and movement of many aquatic species, […]
$3.75 billion proposed over five years for clean water infrastructure funding Save the Sound applauds Governor Hochul’s proposal of “a bold five-year, $3.75 billion commitment to water infrastructure, with $750 million in funding per year.” The Governor did not mention this investment in her annual State of the State address on Tuesday, but it was […]
