08.15.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Storm surges on the way Suffolk County took quite a blow from Isaias last week. And if the track of the tropical storm when it hit us was 50 miles farther east, it would...
08.26.2018 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Call to action on climate change Two East Enders deeply committed to the environment — actor Alec Baldwin and marine scientist Kevin McAllister, founding president of the Sag Harbor-based organization Defend H20 — presented a...
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.
05.09.2016 Government Suffolk lawmakers delay action banning bags — again Suffolk County residents hoping for a decision regarding a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags at retail stores across the county will have to keep waiting. During a May...
02.06.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Spreading toxins into our water “We need to look with an overall perspective of how toxic chemicals affect everything — not just one nuisance,” Suffolk Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mt. Sinai) said. Ms. Anker has...