BARBARA ELLEN KOCH PHOTO | Saving our most precious natural resource continues to be a battle.
Nitrogen.
It’s become a dirty word on Shelter Island and all over Long Island. (more…)
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REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Supervisor Jim Dougherty embraces the Long Island Nitrogen action plan, but thinks more study is a delaying tactic when the water quality problem is already critical.
There’s a disconnect between Shelter Island officials and some Suffolk County groups seeking to address issues related to water quality and transportation. (more…)
BETH YOUNG PHOTO
BY NICOLE SMITH
It’s no secret that nitrogen is considered the leading culprit in the fight to improve the area’s waterways.
Now, following a summer which saw thousands upon thousands of dead fish float up on local shorelines, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working to develop a Long Island Nitrogen Action Plan (LINAP) to help fight that battle. (more…)
COURTESY PHOTO | The Town Board met in work session Tuesday.
At a brief Town Board work session Tuesday, two issues that have been discussed for more than a year were touched on again: the crisis of water pollution and the so-called “Hampton-ization” of Shelter Island. (more…)