Seed Money: Norwalk and Stamford Receive $1 Million Each for Tree Planting
Norwalk and Stamford are working to increase their tree planting efforts, and now both have received federal grants to help that work.
Environment
Pieces related to the environment in southwest Connecticut
Southwest Connecticut Receives Grants for Climate Change Efforts
More than $1.5 million of state grant funding is going to Stamford and Norwalk for climate-related plans and projects.
Save the Sound Beach Report Highlights Water Quality in the Sound
Save the Sound released its latest beach report, which provides information about water quality in the Long Island Sound.
Save the Sound Report Highlights Impact of Trash in the Long Island Sound
Save the Sound tracked trash data from their beach cleanups in the Long Island Sound over the past six years in a new report.
Plans Advance to Fix Fairfield’s Penfield Pavilion, Again
Fairfield officials approved plans recently to address both FEMA violations and contaminated fill at Penfield Pavilion.
Southwest Connecticut Adopts Resolutions, Creates Plans to Address Impacts of Climate Change
Stamford and Greenwich are two of 28 communities across the state who have passed climate change resolutions.
This Story Is About Trees.
Cities and towns across southwest Connecticut are working to increase the number of trees in their communities, due to their many benefits.