EPA action shows need for state to push forward on water quality
Consider the alarming pattern that's repeating too often in recent American history: Substances like lead or human-made organic chemicals like PCBs are used widely in products close to home. At first, their danger is not clear. Then consumers suffer health and environmental consequences. Finally, sometimes many years later, the substances are banned or limited, through regulation, legal action, or buy-in from industry.
NY Updates Estuary Protection Plan
New York State updated its plan to protect the Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve, which stretches from the Hamptons to Nassau County, to factor in climate change, water quality and habitat restoration.
Residents urge Huntington Town Board to take action in protecting Crab Meadow Beach
Environmental group urges NY to follow EPA on PFAS chemicals in water
NYS Department of State releases new plan to improve conditions along Long Island's South Shore waterways
BABYLON, N.Y. -- Long Island has more than 70 miles of South Shore bays often teeming with boats. However, water quality has been declining for years, impacting fishing and recreation.
New York's Deputy Secretary of State plan to protect Long Island's waterways
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New York's Deputy Secretary of State Kisha Santiago-Martinez was in the Town of Babylon at the Cedar Beach Marina to announce a plan to protect Long Island's waterways, which will uphold water quality, living resources and public use. Also speaking was Adrienne Esposito , Executive Director at Citizens Campaign for the Environment
Inflation Reduction Act just the start for climate action
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is quite simply a big deal. This new law provides around $370 billion to combat the climate crisis, the largest investment our nation has ever made in tackling climate change. All New Yorkers, and Long Islanders in particular, can thank our Sen. Charles Schumer for his hard work in getting this historic bill across the finish line, and for his commitment to fighting the effects of climate change that are all too familiar to us.
Federal appeals court rules in favor of EPA plan to extend open water disposal sites in L.I. Sound
Water advisory for homeowners: Could your well water be making you sick?
Officials in West Baltimore, Maryland, recently issued an advisory after E. coli bacteria was detected in public water systems after routine water testing.
Plan seeks to preserve 'ecological wonderland' of South Shore
Governor Hochul Announces Plan for Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve
Comprehensive Management Plan Provides a Guide to Protect Water Quality, Living Resources and Public Use for Years to Come
Coincides with Climate & National Estuaries Week
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the release of the 2022 Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan update. The plan focuses on current priorities facing the South Shore Estuary Reserve, such as climate change, resiliency, water quality, habitat restoration and public use of the estuary. The Final 2022 Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management Plan Update is available here. This announcement coincides with National Estuaries Week and Climate Week.
Almost Half a Million New Yorkers Drinking PFAS-Polluted Water, Left Out of Current and Proposed NYS Protections
South Shore Estuary Reserve Plan Spotlights Water Quality, Resiliency
The comprehensive plan is a guide to the protection of water quality for generations in the estuary, a "gem," of LI, officials say.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Environmentalists gathered Monday to applaud the 2022 Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve comprehensive management plan, which they said will protect water quality and habitat restoration, and ensure resiliency and public use, with an eye toward climate change in the years to come.
Nonprofits on receiving end of more than $600G in grants from Melville foundation
Plan to build new rail line for ash, debris hauling under review
'They're worried about cancer.' Suffolk residents push for project to have access to safe drinking water
Study: 'Water sharing' between NYC, Nassau faces hurdles
A possible $2 billion project to tap into New York City’s water supply to provide all of Nassau County’s drinking water would face "significant challenges" and could take up to 15 years to complete, although a scaled-down plan is "feasible," according to a new state Department of Health study obtained by Newsday.
