Years of environmental assaults on Long Island Sound - including oil spills, storm drain run-off, untreated sewage discharges, chemical leaks and the medical waste disaster known as the Syringe Tide - took a heavy toll on CT’s fishing industry, beaches and economy. So in 1989, then Senators Joseph Lieberman and Christopher Dodd introduced the Long Island Sound Improvement Act intended to create a coordinated effort to clean up, manage and conserve this vital body of water. Environmental News Reporter Susan Kathryn Hefti was there to cover it all. In this particular environmental news report, Hefti speaks with Senator Joseph Lieberman about The Long Island Sound Improvement Act. You can hear the related environmental news story Hefti filed by simply clicking on this link . For more environmental news stories reported by Susan Kathryn Hefti, please continue to explore the digital archive of her work @ Susan Kathryn Hefti Environmental News Reporter Archive . To le...
This site archives samples of environmental news stories reported by American journalist Susan Kathryn Hefti before the internet was born. News reports have been transferred to mp3s in order to share these environmental news stories with a wider audience.