02.20.2016 Environment Gov. Cuomo announces $6M L.I. comprehensive water quality study Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $6 million plan to comprehensively study Long Island’s water quality problems.
12.16.2015 Environment Cuomo OK’s changes to CPF regs; referendum coming next year The Community Preservation Fund, which has been used to protect over 10,000 acres of land on the East End since it was signed into law in 1999, will now expand...
06.23.2015 Government CPF changes pass, though Riverhead still stuck paying just debt Legislation is awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s signature that would permit all five East End towns to use up to 20 percent of its Community Preservation Fund dollars for water quality...
06.20.2015 Government Lawmakers call for additional resources to help combat fish kills Their backs facing the mouth of the Peconic River, town and county officials gathered outdoors Saturday for a press conference at the Riverhead Yacht Club, where they called upon...
06.13.2015 Editorials Editorial: Something must be done about nitrogen in our waters We’ve been reminded a lot in recent weeks that fish kills are a regular occurrence in these parts, and aren’t anything new. These comments are being made mostly to...
04.06.2015 Government Breakdown: Water quality money from Albany and where it’s going Several million dollars in the state’s newly passed $142 billion budget has been allocated to fund water quality initiatives across New York State, including two projects on Long Island....
03.19.2015 Columns Amper: Expand preservation fund to tackle water quality On April 2, East Enders will celebrate an important milestone: The Community Preservation Fund will have generated over $1 billion and preserved more than 10,000 acres of open space...
02.27.2015 Environment Mayors, supervisors ask Cuomo for $100M for septic systems The issue of antiquated or failing septic systems compromising the quality of the East End’s ground and surface waters is once again taking center stage as the region presses...