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The Long Island Power Authority approved a new standard rate to encourage electricity customers to avoid peak hours when energy is most expensive and environmentally harmful to generate.
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New York has identified so-called disadvantaged communities on Long Island and the rest of the state that will be targeted with funding to fight climate change. A 2019 state law requires these communities to receive at least 35% of state funding for clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last December allowing law enforcement agencies to implement Blue Alert systems. Supporters of the legislation pointed to an FBI report highlighting an increase in violence against police officers in 2021.
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A proposed bill in New York would allow the Town of Brookhaven to eliminate a zoning requirement that protects open space to allow for expanded rail access and proposed waste transfer service on Long Island. State NAACP officials warn its location would disproportionately harm communities of color.
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On eastern Long Island, the Sag Harbor School District has pulled out of a land deal with the Town of Southampton to preserve property for a new athletic field.
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An environmental symposium on Wednesday at Stony Brook University attracted industry leaders and many Long Island towns to discuss solving the region’s waste management crisis. But new state goals could drive collaboration between Suffolk County’s local governments.
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Suffolk County officials joined Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) at the VFW in Westhampton Beach to urge local veterans harmed by toxic exposure overseas to apply for health and disability benefits.
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During a visit to Patchogue, New York, Governor Kathy Hochul defends her proposal to increase new housing units by 3% on Long Island over three years, especially near train stations.
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It is one of four waste transfer stations proposed by individual businesses to replace the Brookhaven Landfill when that facility stops accepting construction debris by the end of next year.
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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.