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Nine research projects studying the Long Island Sound have received funding from the Connecticut and New York Sea Grant programs and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Study Research Grant Program.
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Researchers from St. Joseph’s University are finding that there are fewer microplastics in shellfish from Long Island Sound, Great South Bay and Lake Montauk than other parts of the U.S.
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SoundWaters in Stamford has received more than $350,000 from the federal government. They will use the money to teach kids about climate change and the environment — especially on Long Island Sound.
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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.
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Connecticut and New York have gotten most of their water pollution issues under control due to wastewater management of the Long Island Sound.
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Project Oceanology — a marine sciences nonprofit education and research facility in Groton, Connecticut — turns 50 this year.
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Connecticut’s maritime industry will be on display this weekend during the annual Maritime Heritage Festival in New London.
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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.
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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.
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Helicopter maker Sikorsky will stay in Connecticut for the next two decades.