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Water quality monitoring funded by the federal government has ensured safer beaches in Connecticut, despite three victims of water-borne viruses reported since July 1.
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The Long Island Marine Monitoring Network reports only one out of the 30 waterways tested meets state and federal standards for water quality.
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Residents participated in a study with the Washington D.C.-based Environmental Working Group to collect samples of tap water in 18 states — including in Old Saybrook and Simsbury, Connecticut.
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New Haven will be part of a study of urban coastal communities to assess the impact on human health and the environment.
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Environmentalists are concerned that time is running out to put a referendum on the November ballot about whether to use a sales tax hike to pay for water quality projects in Suffolk County.
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78% of public Long Island Sound beaches in Connecticut and New York received an A or B rating.
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A total of $5.2 million from NOAA will fund research activities to reduce land-based sources of marine debris in rivers and coastal waterways in New York.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said the federal money will be used by water companies to remove lead and other toxic contaminants, like PFAS chemicals.
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Suffolk County will connect 64 Manorville homes to the public water supply after chemicals contaminated private wells.
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The grant will be used to add 100 homes to the Patchogue River Watershed Project, which is significantly reducing nitrogen pollution in the Great South Bay.