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In the summer of 2023, five beachgoers on Long Island were bitten in the span of two days. In anticipation for the summer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday increased measures for swimmer safety.
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Connecticut officials have launched the summer tourism season by encouraging residents and visitors to enjoy the state’s public parks and beaches.
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Every year, Save The Sound grades the 197 public and private beaches located on the Long Island Sound. The scores are based on water quality data submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency.
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WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Damian Panitz, who is one of Long Island's most active users on an app called MyCoast, documenting changes in the coastline at Watch Hill on Fire Island.
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New York state will step up funding for beach replenishment and repairs after recent storms caused severe erosion on Long Island’s south shore. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced $5 million to fund projects in Suffolk County.
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The Fire Island to Montauk Point project, known as FIMP, has been six decades in the making. It is meant to be a long-term solution to beach erosion, and better protect vulnerable downtown areas from flooding.
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Officials say the south shore of Long Island is in desperate need of more sand to combat beach erosion from coastal flooding. They want help from the federal government to save the shoreline in time for summer.
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Work to replenish 83 miles of Long Island’s shoreline is expected to be finished by next summer. The project has been six decades in the making.
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New insights from ecologists at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University suggest a need to implement urgent monitoring for sharks and other related species in New York coastal waters.
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Water quality monitoring funded by the federal government has ensured safer beaches in Connecticut, despite three victims of water-borne viruses reported since July 1.