Second Long Island Sound Report Card released

Save the Sound, a bi-state program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, released the second Long Island Sound Report Card at two simultaneous events in Flushing, New York and New Haven, Connecticut. The events were attended by state senators and representatives, federal and state agency representatives, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions. The report card is a collaborative effort by all these groups. The water quality health of Long Island Sound ranges from very poor in the western Narrows, where New York City is located, to very good in the eastern Sound, where New London, CT is located. The waters of Long Island Sound are stressed by high nitrogen levels, which in turn lead to large algal blooms, low dissolved oxygen, and poor water clarity.

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