TheDay.com: This time of year, when the remaining needles are brittle and brown and the colored lights have been packed in the attic for months, most once-live Christmas trees are buried in the compost heap or long since ground...

New Haven Register: A total of 2,450 people picked up 16,310 pounds of trash from 57 miles of Connecticut riverfronts and beaches in 2012 in activities coordinated by Save the Sound, a program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment,...

CapeCodOnline: At the start of one of the busiest weekends of the summer, Nauset Beach has been closed to swimming indefinitely after several sharks were spotted in the area (August 30). A sign at the popular public beach this...

As drastic erosion continues to eat away at the south shore of the Martha’s Vineyard town of Chilmark, town officials this week expressed grave concern for public safety and impeded access to Lucy Vincent and Squibnocket beaches, according to...

Boston.com: With the summer beach season under way, an environmental advocacy group is releasing a first-ever list of the Boston-area’s cleanest beaches, putting Nantasket beach in Hull on top and King’s beach in Lynn at the bottom. The report...

CTPost.com: Beachgoers seeking some sand and sun this holiday weekend will find that the state’s storm-ravaged beaches that were hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene in August and the freak snowstorm 2 months later have largely been repaired. Seawalls...

Police Chief Vincent Carlone was on hand Wednesday night to help shepherd the Town Council’s adoption of a law banning alcohol from Block Island beaches—be it in open or closed containers. The town already has a law prohibiting open...

Share this Article On SeacoastOnline: An investigation into what caused the deaths of dozens of seals found on New England beaches has escalated to include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a marine biologist from the New England...

 TheHour.com: Beaches across the area were reopening Wednesday, as bacteria levels started to return to normal levels. Westport’s Compo Beach and Burying Hill Beach have reopened for swimming according to Town Hall. As has Norwalk’s Calf Pasture Beach...

TheHour.com: High bacteria from run-off in recent rain storms have forced Connecticut officials to close swimming areas at beaches at 6 state parks. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Tuesday that the decision affects swimming areas at...