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Malloy sponsors ‘Blue Plan’ legislation to protect the future use of Long Island Sound Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday proposed a plan to compile an inventory of the natural and human resources of Long Island Sound, and use that information to guide decisions on uses of the estuary’s waters and submerged lands.  Read this…

EPA’s National Estuary Program releases two documents to assist municipalities in paying and planning for green infrastructure. Coastal Stormwater Management through Green Infrastructure: A Handbook for Municipalities is designed to assist coastal municipalities within the Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay areas to incorporate green infrastructure into their stormwater management planning. The Handbook can also…

U.S. EPA recently approved DEEP’s Connecticut NPS Management Program Plan which is required as part of the Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Management Program. Common NPS pollutants include: pathogens, nutrients, sediment, salt, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, pesticides and debris. These are typically carried by stormwater runoff into nearby streams, lakes, and estuaries from diffuse land use activities.…

Living shoreline considered among Seaside State Park proposals. See article by Tess Townsend in The Day.

Parked on Colony Road near a bridge over Latimer Brook…

Summer and boating may go hand in hand in this region, but pristine waters aren’t something we can take for granted.

Liz White describes the landscaping surrounding her year-old waterfront home on Masons Island Road as “a work in progress…”

Sewage plant upgrades, marsh restoration, fish passages and other projects have improved the recreational, economic and wildilfe values of Long Island Sound…

The ban on the taking of alewives and blueback herring from the state’s inland and marine waters has been extended for another year.

Typically, any travelers who back up near the stretch of Interstate 95 at Exit 74 are human, but this month the traffic jams involve fins, scales and an all-consuming instinct to mate and spawn. Typically, any travelers who back up near the stretch of Interstate 95 at Exit 74 are human, but this month the…