PRESS RELEASE: New report finds HVAC and water heaters in CT generate 8x as much smog-forming NOx pollution as all the state’s power plants combined

Strong air quality standards for HVAC and water heaters are needed to improve air quality, cut heating bills, and slow climate change. HARTFORD — Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut’s nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state’s power plants, […]

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New Haven Climathon Brings Community Together to Take Climate Change Action

On October 29, Save the Sound joined this grassroots initiative hosted by, Reimagining New Haven in the Era of Climate Change and The Narrative Project, with countless local partners including Artspace, City of New Haven, City Seed, CIRCA, NOAA, and Junta for Progressive Action. Over 140 participants gathered at the John Martinez Elementary School for […]

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PRESS RELEASE: SAVE THE SOUND APPLAUDS GOV. LAMONT’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CLIMATE MITIGATION & RESILIENCE

Hartford, CT – In a press conference this morning, Governor Ned Lamont announced an executive order putting forward the 23 recommendations made by the Governor’s Council on Climate Change in their January 2021 report, Taking Action on Climate Change and Building a More Resilient Connecticut for All.  The recommendations are designed to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and make our state more resilient to the impacts of climate […]

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