09.15.2018 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A blooming disaster “The press keeps reporting that Florida’s red tide is a ‘naturally occurring phenomenon.’ This is wrong,” declared Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment. “The...
01.29.2018 News Zeldin, local leaders call for Long Island to be dropped from offshore drilling plan Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) was joined by other East End officials for a press conference Friday denouncing the U.S. Department of the Interior’s plan to make 90 percent of the...
11.25.2017 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Long Island water 101 Suffolk County government has, at long last, embraced the “advanced” wastewater treatment systems that remove substantial amounts of nitrogen that leach from traditional cesspools.
09.14.2016 Government County passes law to charge for single-use bags The Suffolk County Legislature adopted a new law last week requiring retailers to charge shoppers 5 cents for each paper or plastic bag. If County Executive Steve Bellone approves...
07.06.2016 News Environmentalists call report on Plum Island ‘fundamentally flawed’ A report released last week by the Department of Homeland Security outlining alternatives to selling Plum Island to the highest bidder has come under criticism from environmental groups.
