The Long Island Sound, which stretches into the open mouth of the Atlantic Ocean, provides Connecticut’s most important ecological habitat with over 600 miles of diverse coastline that are home to ...

Life is being breathed into the Long Island Sound. The shared New York-Connecticut waterway has reached its lowest levels of toxic, inhospitable “dead zones” in nearly four decades — and could mark a ...

Beachgoers ready to dive into local waters this summer might want to consult a newly released score card rating the quality of where they are swimming on Long Island Sound. Beaches in Nassau and ...

Environmental advocates are hailing new findings that show that hypoxia in the Long Island Sound is at its lowest level in nearly four decades, according to the Long Island Sound Partnership. Hypoxia ...

The number of Long Island Sound's more than 200 beaches considered safe to swim at has fallen in the past four years, and nearly 30% rate either about average or below average for swimming, according ...

The 2022 Long Island Sound Report Card is out. Released last week, the report revealed that water quality improvements are leveling off, and featured concerns about rising water temperatures. That’s ...

Nine research projects studying Long Island Sound water quality, public beaches and marine life were awarded more than $6.3 million in funding. The projects were awarded funding by the New York Sea ...

Long Island Sound has reached a historic milestone in water quality, with low-oxygen conditions at its lowest levels since 1987. Hypoxia refers to low oxygen levels in waters near the sea floor, ...

Thousands of abandoned lobster traps have silently littered Long Island Sound for decades. Now, a local effort to locate them all has received a significant boost. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Long Islanders won’t like the sound of this. Hundreds of people have signed a petition to rename the Long Island Sound the “Gulf of Connecticut” in favor of New York’s northern neighbor. A provocative ...

Environmental advocates are hailing new findings that show that hypoxia in the Long Island Sound is at its lowest level in nearly four decades, according to the Long Island Sound Partnership. Hypoxia ...