Susan Kathryn Hefti Environmental News Reporter Archive

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...

The Syringe Tide,  as it became known, was an environmental disaster that threatened maritime wildlife, the fishing industry, tourism and human health all along America's east coast.  Between 1987-1988, medical waste - which included hypodermic syringes, vials of contaminated blood and other untreated garbage from medical procedures - washed up on the shores of America's east coast - which included waves of medical waste covering beaches throughout NY, NJ and CT - crippling some local economies as the medical waste disaster forced coastal municipalities to shutter public parks and beaches while frightening residents and tourists alike.   Environmental News Correspondent Susan Kathryn Hefti was there to cover this historic environmental disaster. In addition to countless other related stories on the Syringe Tide , when legislators finally reacted by drafting laws intended to regulate the safe disposal of hazardous medical waste, Susan Kathryn Hefti filed the following news...