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Connecticut Fund for the Environment

<p>Clean mass transit is one of the fastest ways to reduce pollution, and CFE has made strides towards doubling bus ridership throughout Connecticut. In 2008, CFE convened and led the coalition that passed legislation to cap carbon emissions in Connecticut, setting some of the strictest standards in the nation. CFE is now working on implementation of the new law.</p><p>In Essex, a family cleans up Turtle Creek in the autumn of 2008. Each year, thousands of volunteers in Save the Sound’s Coastal Cleanup project clean the beaches and riverfronts along Connecticut’s shoreline. Last year alone, 15,000 pounds of trash were picked up along 69 miles of waterfront.</p><p>Protecting and preserving Long Island Sound from inappropriate development and industrialization is one of CFE’s priorities. In 2008, its Save the Sound program was a critical player as the only non-profit intervener in the NY State decision to block the construction of the Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal in the middle of the Sound.</p><p>Protecting endangered lands preserves our natural heritage and our drinking water supplies. Paul Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation helped protect these 18,700 Kelda acres in southwestern Connecticut in 2001. And in 2008, with CFE’s help, a new law went into effect ensuring that the Department of Environmental Protection reviews the natural value of lands before the state may sell them.</p><p>Storm drains like these can flush raw sewage into the Sound, closing beaches to swimmers and shell fish beds for miles. CFE’s work with Connecticut’s lawmakers in 2008 resulted in an investment by the state of $180 million in the Clean Water Fund over two years to help localities upgrade their clean water systems. This is the highest level of bonding and investment for clean water since the Fund was established 22 years ago.</p>

Clean mass transit is one of the fastest ways to reduce pollution, and CFE has made strides towards doubling bus ridership throughout Connecticut. In 2008, CFE convened and led the coalition that passed legislation to cap carbon emissions in Connecticut, setting some of the strictest standards in the nation. CFE is now working on implementation of the new law.

 

“Connecticut’s environmental problems are not only big, they can strike like lightning. Paul Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation’s contributions helped us set up our Rapid Response Fund, giving us the ability to fight environmental battles that affect us all by hitting hard and fast. This made an enormous difference. Their support also gave us the power of flexibility — an invaluable asset in an uncertain world.”

— Donald S. Strait, Executive Director, Connecticut Fund for the Environment

About Connecticut Fund for the Environment

The mission of Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) is to protect and improve the land, air and water of Connecticut and Long Island Sound. CFE uses legal and scientific expertise and brings people together to achieve results that benefit our environment for current and future generations.

www.ctenvironment.org

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