Earth Day optimism

By Sabrina Garone

Published April 22, 2026 at 4:35 PM EDT

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Black skimmer, common tern and least tern call our region's beaches home for the spring and summer — Lido Beach, N.Y.

Ornithologist Scott Weidensaul shares some Earth Day optimism. A new report details the health of Long Island waterways. Plus, how your choices at the grocery store can support the environment.

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Sabrina Garone

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.

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