04.08.2022 Environment 25 years after preservation, Robins Island remains the ‘jewel of the Peconic’ It’s a rare person who sets foot on Robins Island, but in Southold Town at least, it’s also the rare person who doesn’t know of it. The privately owned...
04.11.2017 Environment County program to help residents replace outdated septic systems Suffolk County created a pilot program to encourage homeowners to replace outdated septic systems or cesspools — an initiative that aims to reduce nitrogen pollution in the county.
10.27.2014 Environment New map shows hypoxia ‘dead zones’ in North Fork waters Researchers from Stony Brook University and The Nature Conservancy released a map last week that depicts the location and breadth of water quality problems, such as brown tide and...
10.21.2012 Government Officials look to Peconic Estuary Program’s future The Peconic Estuary Program, which is part of a network of 28 nationally protected estuaries, turns 20 this year. Officials who helped to foster the program that put the...