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Climate cuts clash

Fire Island, LI.
Sabrina Garone
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WSHU Public Radio
Fire Island

New York is poised to roll back its climate law, and activists are not happy. Experts say swimming in Long Island Sound this summer comes with some increased risk. A Long Island Latino advocacy group wants the East End to adopt a new public safety law. Plus, the latest from WSHU’s Long Story Short.

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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