Tag: Horseshoe Crab Protection Act

Press Release: Save the Sound Celebrates Signing of Horseshoe Crab Protection Act in NY

Meaningful protections for vulnerable species will extend around entire Long Island Sound Horseshoe crabs in New York State finally will receive meaningful protections after Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act into law on Friday. When the law takes full effect in 2029, the harvesting of horseshoe crabs—which are considered vulnerable to regional extinction—for […]

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Press Release: NYS Assembly misses big opportunities for environment and human health; Save the Sound concerned

On the final night of the 2025 legislative session, the New York State Assembly had the chance to pass bills that would cut plastic waste by 30% over the next 12 years and ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in a range of everyday products from nonstick cookware to cosmetics to dental floss. […]

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