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The Suffolk County Water Authority said it responded to 224 water main breaks last month — the most in one month since January 2018 and more than double from last January.

A study by Stony Brook University shows hard shell clams in Shinnecock Bay on Long Island have increased 1,700%, after the shellfish population was nearly decimated due to water pollution.

Governor Hochul signed three bills today to create clean energy jobs.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York wants to add more than $3 billion to the National Drug Control program.

Suffolk County Water Authority customers will pay about 4% more per month on average, or just over $20 per year. That is in addition to the $80 annual water quality treatment fee, which remains unchanged.

Dr. Chris Gobler, a marine biologist on the Long Island Sound, delivered his State Of The Bay presentation at Stony Brook University.

Health department officials for the Long Island county said they are not able to test private drinking water wells for the cancer-causing “forever chemicals.”

Governor Ned Lamont’s proposal to decrease the environmental risk factors that lead to lead poisoning in Connecticut children.

On Long Island, the Suffolk County Water Authority worked with members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation to bring potable drinking water to the tribe’s housing development that helps their people get out of homelessness.

Aquarion Water Company said the deal is part of a long-term plan to meet the water needs of lower Fairfield County as the threat of drought increases in the coming decades.