environment

The Seatuck Environmental Association will launch a three-year survey on Long Island to find 27 land and semi-aquatic mammals on their "look-for" list.

Most Americans agree on the importance of protecting the environment — regardless of their party affiliation, according to the latest Sacred Heart University poll.

The $5.3 million investment is the first step in Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s plan to transition to an all-electric fleet by 2030.

Project Oceanology — a marine sciences nonprofit education and research facility in Groton, Connecticut — turns 50 this year.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined environmental advocates this week to urge President Biden to permanently preserve Plum Island in the Long Island Sound as a national monument.

Community groups in Sag Harbor are calling on PSEG Long Island and the Long Island Power Authority to reconsider proposed construction of an underground transmission wire under a "critical environmental area."

August is “Tree Check Month,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The federal agency is urging Long Islanders to be on the lookout for the invasive Asian longhorned beetles.

The Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is home to a new gallery called “Ocean Solutions,” which features immersive exhibits on marine protected areas, including the Northeast Canyons National Monument, and renewable ocean energy.

A law signed by Governor Kathy Hochul last week gives the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation until 2024 to come up with a new set of rules for the commercial harvest of all types of crabs. They can impose new size, catch and possession limits and restrict seasonal harvests.

Projects include upgrading wastewater and sewer systems, reducing water pollution and protecting drinking water from contaminants.