By day Drew Nemetz, a resident of Port Chester, NY, runs Alpen Pantry, a sandwich shop that he and his wife co-own in Old Greenwich, CT while the couple raise their 5-year-old twin girls. But he’s also an accomplished swimmer who is tackling the English Channel swim in early October. His goal is to successfully […]
Award supports the work of eight member organizations and partners to accelerate regional stream barrier removal efforts for ecosystem health and community resilience (NEW HAVEN, CT) — The Long Island Sound Partnership has awarded nearly $1 million to the Long Island Sound River Restoration Network (RRN), which includes Save the Sound and seven other environmental […]
Drew Nemetz tackles the marathon swim as an endurance challenge and to bring awareness to water quality in Long Island Sound The morning starts at 4 a.m. for Drew Nemetz with routine and rituals. Every day he can be found managing his sandwich shop, picking up his twin girls from school, and settling in to […]
Hamden, CT—On Tuesday, shareholders will meet to vote on the proposed merger of Olin and Huntsman corporations. But while Olin leaders look to the future for the company’s shareholders, they are intentionally divesting from the futures of the Black and Brown residents of Newhall, a neighborhood in Southern Hamden, Connecticut, that has borne decades of contamination and neglect at the hands of Olin Corporation. With the blessing of the Connecticut Department of Energy […]
Jamal Roman dreams of one day running a garden—or even a farm—filled with vegetables, fruit, and chickens. For now, he’s starting in his backyard, hoping to grow it into a livelihood. The dream is rooted in a love of nature, food, partly inspired by the agricultural traditions of his family’s West Indian and Southern U.S. […]
More than 800 Miles Paddled and $11,900 Raised to Benefit Long Island Sound NEW HAVEN, Conn., and LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Participants paddled more than 800 miles across shoreline and open water by kayak, stand up paddleboard, and canoe during the eleventh annual Paddle for the Sound. The virtual challenge and fundraiser, organized by Save the Sound, brought […]
On the last Friday of July, our Soundkeeper team embarked on their 100th trip to remove lost or abandoned lobster traps from Long Island Sound. It’s an important and impressive milestone for this program, launched in 2022 to help save wildlife and retrieve debris that in some cases has been littering the Sound for decades. […]
Public hearing and comment critical to protect environment New Haven, CT — Save the Sound is pleased by the announcement Friday that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has opened a new public comment period on Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.’s proposed expansion of its Brookfield Compressor Station. Save the Sound is also […]
