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12.19.2020 Environment

County test shows toxins in Manorville wells

New evidence of water contamination in Manorville wells is fueling a ramped-up effort to connect residents in the area to a public water supply. Data released by the Suffolk...

11.20.2020 Environment

After facing delays due to COVID, plans for wetlands restoration project in Aquebogue set to resume

The timeline for a proposed wetlands restoration project in Aquebogue has been delayed due to COVID-19 with construction beginning likely in 2023, according to Joyce Novak, director of the...

11.09.2020 Environment

A roadmap to protect 250 square miles of the Peconic watershed

To help protect the 250 square miles that comprise the Peconic watershed, the Peconic Estuary Partnership recently unveiled its 2020 Comprehensive Conservation and Management plan, which will serve as...

11.05.2020 Environment

Applicants in Riverhead sought for water conservation incentive program

Riverhead Town residents and businesses are being sought to apply for a water conservation incentive program run by Peconic Green Growth, an organization that aims to preserve and enhance...

11.04.2020 Environment

One day into the new season, and there are few if any adult scallops

Normally on the opening day of scallop season, Braun Seafood in Cutchogue would be bustling with workers opening bushel after bushel of scallops. And the ripple effect of that...

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10.17.2020 Environment

Nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be required in all new construction projects

A new law adopted unanimously by the Suffolk County Legislature last week will require the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in all new construction projects. Lawmakers and environmental advocates...

10.11.2020 Environment

Eastern Long Island Sound earns high grades in latest water quality report

Long Island Sound earned an A+ and A on its latest report card related to water quality. The high grades issued in Save the Sound’s 2020 report represent the...

10.10.2020 Environment

Atlantic Marine Conservation Society receives $95G for education coordinator

In its four-year existence, the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society has done what it can to help marine wildlife. Now the AMCS is getting a helping hand itself. The nonprofit AMSC...

10.04.2020 Environment

Suffolk County acquiring development rights, open space in Riverhead

The Suffolk County Legislature’s Environment, Parks and Agriculture committee unanimously recommended two conservation efforts in Riverhead Town at its meeting Friday. The measures are expected to be voted on...

09.23.2020 Environment

Senate candidates Ahearn, Palumbo share environmental positions at forum

The two candidates for New York’s 1st Senate District both pitched themselves as advocates for the environment during an online forum last week hosted by the New York League...

09.02.2020 Environment

Residents agree Riverhead should hold off on approving more solar farms at public hearing

Residents for the most part voiced concerns about allowing additional solar energy farms in Calverton during a public hearing on a proposed 12-month moratorium on new projects before the...

08.20.2020 Environment

Dolphins are showing up more often in local waters — to the delight of boaters

Some beachgoers may be sticking to the sand after recent reports of shark sightings on the South Shore, but those venturing out onto the water in recent weeks have...

08.01.2020 COVID-19

Krupski says county executive’s decision to drop bailout plan was ‘right thing to do’

A resolution that would have diverted monies set aside to preserve open space and farmland to instead plugging Suffolk County’s budget gaps has been withdrawn, and a special meeting...

07.27.2020 Environment

‘Envision Plum Island’ report spurs renewed call for preservation

When a survey of marine habitats on and around Plum Island was completed last September, one of the many remarkable discoveries was the abundance of birds on the 822-acre...

05.20.2020 Environment

Plum Island marine survey finds abundance of animal, plant life

The waters surrounding Plum Island, one of the more mysterious areas in New York State, are a little less of a mystery now. A team of divers and marine...

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