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Save the Sound is prepared to enter New York’s state legislative session to build on last year’s successes by advocating for several environmental priorities to be reflected in the state budget and passed in standalone bills. “We are coming out of one of the warmest years on record, and one of the wettest years in […]
Regional nonprofit environmental organization Save the Sound released the findings of its 2022 Long Island Sound Report Card on November 17. The...
Long Island Sound Water Quality Improving In Response To Significant Reductions In Nitrogen Pollution As summer approaches, EPA officials are highlighting water quality improvements in Long Island Sound resulting from almost 50 million pounds of nitrogen pollution kept out of the Sound each year. A peer-reviewed study from the University of Connecticut published earlier this year showed that improved water quality can be attributed to successful programs in Connecticut and New York to upgrade wastewater treatment plants to remove nitrogen before treated sewage is discharged into the Sound. Th...
Long Island Sound Water Quality Improving © North Fork Imagery / Adobe Stock As summer approaches, EPA officials are highlighting water quality improvements in Long Island Sound resulting from almost 50 million pounds of nitrogen pollution kept out of the Sound each year. A peer-reviewed study from the University of Connecticut published earlier this year showed that improved water quality can be attributed to successful programs in Connecticut and New York to upgrade wastewater treatment plants to remove nitrogen before treated sewage is discharged into the Sound. These two state-led progra...