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01.10.2020 Environment

Sixth grader organizes ‘Fight for the Climate’ rally in Riverhead

Around age 5, Lea Rodger of Greenport, now 11, would tell anyone she ran into that she would be an entomologist when she grew up. “People would be like,...

11.05.2019 Environment

Slim pickings on opening days of scallop season

Donna King of Shelter Island said she and her husband Wayne couldn’t have asked for a better day as they set out at sunrise Monday from Congdons Creek for...

09.09.2019 Environment

As balloon ban passes, environmental group plans events to reduce plastic waste

The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a local law Wednesday prohibiting the intentional release of helium and other types of balloons.

08.21.2019 Environment

Environmental group releases report on the cost of water here

Living on Long Island, it can sometimes be easy to grow frustrated with taxes and fees, but a recent study shows that Riverhead charges less than most other towns...

08.13.2019 Environment

DEC dedicates Smokey Bear Field on 75th anniversary of iconic campaign

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has named a field at the Otis Pike Preserve West in Manorville after Smokey Bear, in honor of the advertising icon’s...

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08.12.2019 Environment

County unveils ‘significant’ $4B plan to address nitrogen pollution

Suffolk County officials last week unveiled a $4 billion plan they say will serve as a blueprint for transitioning away from traditional cesspools, which have been identified as a...

07.25.2019 Environment

Wildlife rescue pitches updated plan for expansion to Aquebogue

Representatives of the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center in Hampton Bays returned to the Greater Jamesport Civic Association Saturday to pitch an updated plan to expand to property in...

07.18.2019 Environment

Riverhead Town adopts state’s Climate Smart Communities Pledge

In a 4-0 vote, with Councilwoman Jodi Giglio absent, the Riverhead Town Board adopted New York State’s Climate Smart Communities Pledge Tuesday.

07.16.2019 Environment

Riverhead fisherman goes viral with video of apparent shark off Iron Pier Beach

It’s been 44 years since moviegoers were forced to wonder what they might do if they ever saw a shark at a beach following the release of the blockbuster...

06.27.2019 Environment

Critics: CAT draft ‘looks like an airport’ at EPCAL

A Calverton Habitat Review document submitted by Calverton Aviation & Technology to the state Department of Environmental Conservation shows 10 new buildings along the two runways at the Enterprise...

06.18.2019 Environment

Long Island’s River otter population is on the rise

The North American river otter is making a comeback on Long Island, a place where otters were thought to have vanished not that long ago.

06.14.2019 Environment

Connecticut AG argues against New York’s claims in dredging lawsuit

A legal battle is brewing between New York and Connecticut over the dumping of dredge spoil material in eastern Long Island Sound.

06.03.2019 Environment

A look back at the Shoreham nuclear plant protest, 40 years later

Seven years before the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster — which has been chronicled in a new HBO miniseries that concludes tonight — protestors filled Shoreham beach to rally...

05.20.2019 Environment

Last call for seats at Times Review Talks on climate change on the North Fork

The effects of climate change are already upon us. High tides have been routinely higher and storms — named and unnamed — have funneled massive amounts of water between...

04.19.2019 Environment

Countywide ban on styrofoam, single-use plastic will have effect on local businesses

The push to reduce single-use plastics to combat pollution began on a voluntary basis. Last year, Suffolk County officials introduced the “Strawless Suffolk” initiative, a countywide effort asking restaurants...

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