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Soundkeeper Victory in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals - EPA Pesticide Rule Vacated Soundkeeper Victory in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals - EPA Pesticide Rule Vacated
Soundkeeper Terry Backer has announced that Soundkeeper along with its fellow petitioners have won another victory in the federal courts. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the EPA rule to exempt pesticide use from pollutant discharge permit requirements. more...
Soundkeeper's campaign to forever protect Long Beach West ends in success. Soundkeeper's campaign to forever protect Long Beach West ends in success.
Soundkeeper helps to get Long Beach West in Stratford, CT protected from development in perpetuity by supporting the sale of the property to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. more...
Soundkeeper Achieves Progress towards Closed-Cycle Cooling at Millstone Soundkeeper Achieves Progress towards Closed-Cycle Cooling at Millstone
Soundkeeper Terry Backer announced that a settlement has been reached with respect to Soundkeeper's challenge to the permit renewal proposed by the DEP for the Millstone nuclear power station in Waterford, CT. more...
Soundkeeper files extensive public hearing comments on Millstone permit Soundkeeper files extensive public hearing comments on Millstone permit
Soundkeeper Terry Backer who has called the Millstone Nuclear Power station "a perpetual fish killing machine" submitted extensive comments this week concerning the tentative decision of the CT DEP regarding the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford, CT. more...
Soundkeeper Test Portable Demonstration Filter Soundkeeper Test Portable Demonstration Filter
Soundkeeper's Science officer Julia Hyman (red coat) and Ridolfo Manzione of Abtech Industries test a new demonstration filter device this week. The portable filter is designed to demonstrate to municipal authorities, and other interested parties, what the filters can do to clean up polluted storm water. more...

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The SoundSite: an informative citizen's guide
The SoundSite

The SoundBook Online is a living, changing revision of the original SoundBook, and it is an easily accessible resource for all.  The SoundBook Online provides information on how you, as an individual, can help ensure that Long Island Sound and its watershed are not allowed to deteriorate. You will discover how Long Island Sound came into existence and what it is today. You will find that an abundance of marine life enriches the Long Island Sound region. You will see how human interaction with the land and water has gradually brought us to this time when environmental problems are a serious threat. You will learn the nature of these problems. Most importantly, you will learn how you can make a difference. (Go there now)

Quinnipiac River Environmental Problem Solver Toolbox

Fish Toxins Information

Soundkeeper has created these pages to inform you of the status of fish consumption advisories and efforts to achieve the common sense goals of the nation so long ago committed to, yet has not obtained. It has always been Soundkeeper’s goal to encourage people to use the waters to swim and eat of its bounty. See Fish Toxins Pages