Long Island Sound water quality improves from F to D on nonprofit's report card
The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
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The water quality is slowly improving in the Long Island Sound, according to a local nonprofit.
Scientists say New York's coastal waters are experiencing some of the most severe threats on record, and they're not just environmental.
As CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, a professor from Stony Brook University is leading the call for action.
Warmer weather has melted our frozen waterways, but that's giving rise to unusual hazards. The unusually cold winter uprooted docks, and sent debris into the bays and the Long Island Sound.
Warmer weather has melted our frozen waterways, but that's giving rise to unusual hazards. The unusually cold winter uprooted docks, and sent debris into the bays and the Long Island Sound. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A Connecticut fisherman may get a spot in the record books after catching a 16-foot, 700-pound shark in the Long Island Sound.
Oyster beds are critical to a healthy ocean, because they filter water, prevent erosion and provide a home for an estimated 300 different species.
Two people were rescued after a small plane crashed into Long Island Sound off the coast of Connecticut, the U.S. Coast Guard says.
CBS News New York's Zinnia Maldonado shares a new report ranking the best beaches along the Long Island Sound.
Four people were rescued from a sinking boat Thursday evening after colliding with another vessel about 10 miles south of Block Island.
Hundreds of local swimmers took a dip in the Long Island Sound for a good cause Saturday.
The U.S. Coast Guard is trying to find the source of a mysterious oily sheen reported on the waters of Long Island Sound.
The U.S. Coast Guard is trying to find the source of a mysterious oily sheen reported on the waters of Long Island Sound. CBS New York's Tony Aiello reports.
More than 20 young people suffered mild to moderate hypothermia, after their sculls capsized during bad weather on Wednesday.
More than 20 young people suffered hypothermia, after their sculls, sailing out of Westport, Connecticut, capsized during bad weather on Wednesday. CBS New York's Tony Aiello reports.
Nearly 30 members of a Connecticut rowing club were rescued on Wednesday after their boats capsized.
First responders raced to rescue dozens of students whose boats capsized in the Long Island Sound on Wednesday. They were out rowing with their coaches when the weather drastically changed. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports.
Westport officials provided an update Wednesday after nearly 30 people, including over two dozen high school students, were rescued from the Long Island Sound after their boats capsized.
A boat capsized in Westport on Wednesday, leaving nearly 30 people in the Long Island Sound.
The Stamford Police Department's Park Unit received calls about a young seal that seemed to be lost in Cove Island Park.
The victim was one of five people in a small fishing boat that sank near Westport on Sunday. Three were rescued.
Investigators say the body of one of the two boaters who disappeared in the Long Island Sound off of Connecticut on Sunday has been recovered. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3Sd2i0t
Police say five people were on a small boat when it sank in the Long Island Sound on Sunday afternoon. Three of them were pulled from the water and taken to the hospital. CBS New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says there will also be increased funding to cover the cost of training and operating the drones.
The well-known sub and was visited by Amelia Earhart in 1929.
