Environment

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The Yale study, which was released last week, builds on decades of research on the acceleration of climate change. In Connecticut, communities are preparing for the impacts of extreme weather and rising tides.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, the history and future of Plum Island, New York, and its soon-to-be-decommissioned Animal Disease Center.

Connecticut recently received $340,000 in federal funding to restore marshland at Rocky Neck State Park as part of President Biden’s “America the Beautiful” initiative. Still, state environmental officials say they are fighting an uphill battle to keep Rocky Neck and other ecosystems alive.

Climate scientists warn that emissions need to fall quickly. Those cuts will be even tougher with the Build Back Better legislation shelved for the foreseeable future.

A study from Brown University shows most legislation proposed over the last decade that would keep Connecticut on track to take action on climate change was derailed by lobbyists from the energy industry.

The health of Long Island Sound is getting a $10 million boost thanks to 39 grants awarded by federal and state agencies from Connecticut and New York.

Maine scientist discover how actions by farmers hundreds of years ago are harming salt marshes today.

A federal appeals court is reinstating restrictions on fishing gear in a nearly 1,000 square mile swathe of ocean off Maine's coast. It's a blow to Maine's lobstermen and a victory for advocates for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.

The Sound will receive the money to help improve water quality, which in turn will help restore habitats and mitigate the impacts of climate change.