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Long Island has a trash problem, according to environmental and community advocates. However, they don’t agree what should be done about it.The Citizens…
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Every major bay on Long Island was hit with toxic algal blooms this summer. The algae starves the water of oxygen and causes massive fish kills, according…
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New York has adopted some of the most aggressive drinking water standards in the U.S. for toxic chemicals, like 1,4-Dioxane and PFOAs.Water districts will…
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New York will spend more than $700 million on new initiatives to reduce vehicle emissions by 2050, including building public charging stations for…
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A Long Island environmental group is concerned that stricter drinking water standards that New York health officials plan to adopt aren’t tough enough.…
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The New York State budget will provide funds to create a food scrap recycling program, help Long Island’s water infrastructure and ban plastic…
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Four Long Island environmental groups want Suffolk County lawmakers to introduce a ballot measure that would create a property tax or water bill to raise…
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Nearly 1.1 billion fewer plastic bags were used in Suffolk County last year after lawmakers passed a bag fee. That's according to a county Health Services…
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New York State will provide $200 million in grants to clean up drinking water in communities across the state.$14 million will go to various projects on…
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill that would have expanded the Long Island Pine Barrens.The bill called for more than one thousand acres of…