Press Releases
More Than $1.6 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health and Vitality of Long Island Sound
October 17, 2011 — The 2011 LIS Futures Fund Grants were announced in the Peabody Museum at Yale University on Oct. 14. Continue Reading
More Than $1.6 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health and Vitality of Long Island Sound (NY Press Release)
October 14, 2011 — The 2011 LIS Futures Fund Grants were announced in the Peabody Museum at Yale University on Oct. 14. Continue Reading
EPA and New York State Announce Ban on Dumping Sewage from Boats into Long Island Sound
September 22, 2011 — New York has joined Connecticut in banning the discharge of sewage from vessels in Long Island Sound waters. Continue Reading
Sound Vision Tour Visits LIS Harbors
July 25, 2011 — Tour will highlight CAC Sound Vision Action Plan Continue Reading
DEC to Reopen 2,500 Acres of Shellfish Areas
July 1, 2011 — DEC has reopened 2,500 acres of shellfish areas in Hempstead Harbor, NY that have been closed for 40 years. Continue Reading
EPA and New York State Move to Ban Dumping Sewage from Boats Into Long Island Sound
April 26, 2011 — Discharge Ban: EPA and New York State are moving closer to prohibiting boats from discharging sewage in New York waters of Long Island Sound. EPA designated Connecticut a "No Discharge Zone" in 2007. Continue Reading
More Than $2.4 Million Awarded for Community-Based Projects to Improve Health and Vitality of Long Island Sound
November 12, 2010 — Futures Fund Grants Awarded: More than $2.4 million in grants were awarded for 38 projects to support education and stewardship, improve water quality, and restore and protect rivers and beaches. Continue Reading
Save the Sound/LISS Co-Host Long Island Sound Citizens Summit
May 7, 2010 — Urban waters initiatives topped the agenda in the 20th annual Long Island Sound Citizens Summit, held May 7 in Bridgeport. Continue Reading
Federal, State, Local, and Non-Profit Cooperative Effort to Restore Mill River in Stamford
April 20, 2010 — City of Stamford removes two dams –one of the largest dam removal projects in Connecticut, and stocks alewives for the first time to help restore important ecosystems Continue Reading
Long Island Sound Study Hosts International Workshop on Ways Shellfish and Algae Harvesting Can Improve Water Quality
December 2, 2009 — An international roster of scientists, including speakers from Sweden, Chile, and Canada, will discuss how cultured shellfish and seaweed can improve water quality at a two-day workshop on Dec. 3 and 4 at the University of Connecticut at Stamford. Continue Reading