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Workers at the shelter have reported feces-filled cages, urine-soaked blankets, sewage backups and more.
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The New York NAACP joined environmental groups to ask a judge to force the Town of Brookhaven to conduct a full environmental review of a proposed warehouse project ahead of a planned waste transfer station in Yaphank.
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The Brookhaven Landfill is expected to begin closing in 2024, and there isn’t the appetite to keep a smaller Babylon facility open after 2031. So, Long Island towns will need to keep talking trash to come up with a plan to work together, the private sectors and communities.
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Extending a rail spur through protected land and developing two warehouses to store, sort and ship tons of trash from a proposed waste transfer station in Yaphank will have “no significant impact” on the environment or nearby community, according to the Town of Brookhaven.
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Suffolk County and Town of Brookhaven officials signed an agreement with the developers of New York's second offshore wind farm for certain investments made to the nearby community.
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Offshore wind farm developer Orsted has won over $90 million in tax breaks from the Town of Brookhaven for onshore construction and more.
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The Town of Brookhaven has created a program that officials hope will save homeowners a combined $5 million on their natural gas bills.
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The Town of Brookhaven received a $380,000 grant from the U.S Department of Transportation to improve roadway safety planning and infrastructure.
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Residents who live near the Brookhaven Landfill are concerned that keeping the facility open for a few more years will endanger their community’s health for decades.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on the Environmental Protection Agency to green-light Suffolk County’s plan to move forward with its revitalization efforts for the former Lawrence Aviation site — starting with $450,000 approved for tearing down blighted buildings.