Published March 04. 2021 8:32PM Eugenia Villagra As an urban municipality with an extensive coastline, the City of Groton’s impact on Long Island Sound is considerable and vice versa. Groton Conservation Advocates, a non-profit 501(c)(4) group committed to protecting Groton’s environment, therefore asked the two mayoral candidates in the March 8 primary election to express their views on city environmental issues so we could share them with the public. Democratic incumbent Mayor Keith Hedrick and Democratic challenger Town Councilor Aundré Bumgardner responded. Because both candidates showed significant knowledge of Groton’s environmental issues, we opted to focus on their environmental records and aspirations for the city rather than endorse one candidate.