Investigating Branford's Environment.

I want to write an environmental piece on the environment directly related to the residents of Branford, Ct. It is a common misconception that we live in an generally clean location, but little do residents know that we are down wind of all the major factories in the mid west of the united states. We also live by a highly polluted body of water called the long island sound. Looking at big business such a Atlantic Wire located right on the Branford river, which follows directly into the sound. How many brownfields (property containing poisonous or hazardous materials) are there in Branford? And from the lack of knowledge I have recognized from the surround citizens should be educated on environmental problems that we face on a daily basis. From swimming in the long island sound, to eating and using the resources that come from the sound, who is to blame for it's ruin? Well these are questions that i want to answer and i want to let other people know and educate the populous about the environment.