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. Read More
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. Read More
May 7, 2010 — Urban waters initiatives topped the agenda in the 20th annual Long Island Sound Citizens Summit, held May 7 in Bridgeport. Read More
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 Read More
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. Read More
October 29, 2009 — Gathering together on the shores of Long Island Sound, top federal and state environmental officials announced 33 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund (Sound Futures Fund). Read More
March 9, 2009 — The Sea Grant programs of Connecticut and New York have awarded nearly $820,000 in Long Island Sound Study research grants to five projects that will look into some of the most serious threats to the ecological health of Long Island Sound, a water body designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as an Estuary of National Significance. Read More
March 6, 2009 — Clean Water Investment, Infrastructure, Economy on the Agenda Bridgeport, CT, March 6, 2009—Save the Sound, a program of New Haven… Read More
September 26, 2008 — Gathering near the shores of the Long Island Sound in Westchester County, federal and state environmental officials today announced 35 grants to state and local government and community groups under the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The $912,994 in grants will be leveraged by $1.4 million raised by the recipients themselves, providing a total of nearly $2.3 million towards on-the ground conservation in Connecticut and New York. Read More
July 24, 2008 — Stamford, July 24, 2008— A new report on Long Island Sound by the Long Island Sound Study (LISS) details how… Read More