Projects

Educate fishers on safe consumption of fish
Grant Number: 20120096
To support the education of fishers on safe consumption of fish from the Quinnipiac River and work with the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to ensure fish signage is posted in the area in appropriate languages as well as support an exchange program where Quinnipiac River fishers can trade their lead weights for non-lead weights.
Year Issued: 2012 | Amount: $2,000
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Educate fishers on safe consumption of fish
Grant Number: 20110133
To continue to educate fishers on safe consumption of fish by volunteers, bilingual safe fishing signage posted at river locales and by building grassroots support for a new state ban on lead fishing weights in the interest of fishers' and wildlife well-being.
Year Issued: 2011 | Amount: $5,000
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
Reports: 20110133_Finalreport.pdf
Educate fishers on safe consumption of fish
Grant Number: 20100119
To educate fishers on the safe consumption of fish from the Quinnipiac River and to work with the State Department of Environmental Protection to ensure fish signage is posted in fishing areas in common languages such as English, Spanish, Chinese, Kmer, Lao and Vietnamese.
Year Issued: 2010 | Amount: $13,000
Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
State of Knowledge
Grant Number: 980281
To conduct an assessment of the state of knowledge about pollution sources and legacies in the Quinnipiac River and produce a report to be used by general public involved in watershed improvement programs.
Year Issued: 1998 | Amount: $12,000
Yale University
Purchase Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
Grant Number: 970240
To purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in order to conduct studies on the types and levels of organic contaminants in water & tissue of fish & other organisms.
Year Issued: 1997 | Amount: $12,000
Yale University