02.08.2019 Environment State legislature passes bill banning offshore drilling The New York State Legislature approved a bill to ban offshore drilling Tuesday. The bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law to prohibit offshore oil and gas production. It would...
09.18.2018 Government Town considers resolution opposing offshore drilling After hearing a presentation on the potential dangers of offshore drilling on the North Fork, Southold Town officials are considering a resolution opposing it. A representative from Oceana, an...
01.26.2018 Environment Zeldin, local leaders call for Long Island to be dropped from offshore drilling plan Congressman Lee Zeldin 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 nation’s...