On Earth Day 2025, over 50 high school students joined together at the state Capitol for a day of hope, advocacy training, and climate action. Organized by Sunrise Movement Connecticut and Save the Sound, today’s Youth Advocacy Day event gave young people a platform to make their voices heard in the legislative process. The event […]
By Dara Illowsky, New York staff attorney, Save the Sound This is the second part of a two-part blog series on parkland alienation, a process by which public parkland can be sold or used as something other than a public park. Save the Sound will be opposing legislation recently introduced in the NY state legislature […]
By Dara Illowsky, New York staff attorney, Save the Sound By Dara Illowsky, New York staff attorney, Save the Sound This is the first of a two-part blog series on parkland alienation, a process by which public parkland can be sold or leased for use as something other than a public park. Save the Sound […]
Ella McGrail spent the 2024 legislative session as the New York policy intern for Save the Sound. The front entrance of the New York State Capitol is impressive. It is comprised of three enormous doors flanked by columns and crowned with copper lamps. The stairs leading up to the doors are made of gleaming white […]
Hartford, CT – Advocates will gather across the state next week in celebration of Climate Action Week, an initiative of the Connecticut Coalition for Climate Action. Climate Action Week aims to raise awareness and provide opportunities for concrete action on climate change, sustainability, and resilience in Connecticut. Climate Action Week events will include: Sunrise Climate […]
Climate issues can be difficult to understand. This series is designed to deliver you what you need to know about some of the most prevalent issues in climate policy today. In 1,000 words, let’s learn the foundations of climate advocacy in New York City. This article is written by Kaleigh Pitcher, a Policy Consultant at […]
By Charlie Wortman I am a senior at Hamden Hall Country Day School in Hamden, CT. Every senior at my school is required to complete an internship or project in the month of May, after final exams are completed. I am hoping to pursue some sort of Earth Science concentration at Brown University, which made […]
In 2021, we established the Youth Eco Advocacy Corps to partner with young environmental activists across the region. These emerging leaders, (led by Save the Sound environmental justice specialist Alex Rodriguez,) meet monthly to learn advocacy skills, hone their stories, and take action together for a more sustainable future. The Eco Advocate Award is an […]
