Save the Sounds Peter Linderoth Director Healthy waters & David Ansel VP of Save the Sound Center for Water Protection

About this episode

The episode features discussions on water quality monitoring and environmental legislation with guests from Save the Sound.

Peter Linderoth, Director of healthy waters and lands for Save the Sound. First of all In my opinion, we're very lucky to have Save The Sound on the beat protecting our wonderful Long Island sound. in case you're not aware of Save The Sound, they lead environmental action in our region. They fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems…. part of that is monitoring water quality in our area. So to that end Peter is here today to talk about Save The Sounds most recent Beach Grades for water quality at more than 200 public and private beaches based on data collected during the 2025 swimming season. Next up is my guest David Ansel, VP of Save the Sound Center for Water Protection and their policy lead in New York State. David has been active this legislative session in CT and NY. focusing primarily on three budget-related items, clean water infrastructure spending, opposing NY Governor’s Hochul's proposed rollbacks of both New York’s Climate Law and the state’s 50-year-old State Environmental Quality Review Act that serves as a Sunshine Law for proposed development projects, ensuring that the public is…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Gallagher

Guests: Peter Linderoth, David Ansel

Topics covered

• environmental action
• water quality
• climate change
• ecosystem restoration
• legislation
• public participation

Keywords

• water quality
• Save the Sound
• Long Island Sound
• climate change
• environmental protection
• beach grades
• legislation
• public participation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Save the Sound, New York State, Connecticut, New York, Governor’s Hochul, State Environmental Quality Review Act

Places: Long Island Sound

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