Long Island Sound

Over $10 million in federal grants will fund 41 projects in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to improve the health and environment of the Long Island Sound.

Connecticut and New York have gotten most of their water pollution issues under control due to wastewater management of the Long Island Sound.

Project Oceanology — a marine sciences nonprofit education and research facility in Groton, Connecticut — turns 50 this year.

Connecticut’s maritime industry will be on display this weekend during the annual Maritime Heritage Festival in New London.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined environmental advocates this week to urge President Biden to permanently preserve Plum Island in the Long Island Sound as a national monument.

A new plan from the Biden administration puts ocean conservation at the center of its climate change response. Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium worked with the administration on the plan using research conducted in Long Island Sound.

Helicopter maker Sikorsky will stay in Connecticut for the next two decades.

Environmental agencies in Connecticut and New York have a five-year plan — through 2027 — to deal with marine debris in Long Island Sound.

Long Island Sound’s salt marshes provide rich habitat for coastal wildlife and protect shoreline communities from the signs of climate change.

Almost $34 million will be spent to clean the beaches on Long Island Sound.