11.27.2013 Government Court case over county budget looming Suffolk County could find itself being called to court as early as this week, as environmental groups consider if and when to take legal action after the county officially...
10.11.2013 Business Legislator Krupski pitches new farmland bill After a farmland preservation bill that sounded the alarm of some environmental groups was pulled earlier this summer, Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski believes he has the support for...
07.30.2013 Government Krupski amends contested farmland bill Conceding that he doesn’t have the votes, Legislator Al Krupski (D-Cutchogue) is withdrawing his bill that would have given farmland preservation and open space purchases an equal share of...
07.11.2013 Editorials Editorial: Farmland bill debate at least raises questions Long Island Pine Barrens Society executive director Richard Amper and 1st District county Legislator Al Krupski have been engaged in a public battle in recent weeks over Mr. Krupski’s...
07.03.2013 Columns Equal Time: We’ve got to keep our farms Land preservation does not pit farmland preservation against open space protection. It’s about hard work and a commitment to preserving the character of our community, towns, county and island...
06.27.2013 Columns Guest Column: Let’s keep on saving Suffolk’s open space Two weeks ago, freshman Suffolk County Legislator Al Krupski introduced legislation to alter Suffolk’s Drinking Water Protection Program to favor farmland preservation over open space. It was a dumb-headed...
06.19.2013 Government Enviros protest farmland preservation bill Environmental advocates lined up Tuesday to speak out against a bill proposed in the Suffolk County Legislature that’s designed to revise the county’s land preservation program. The bill, proposed...
05.17.2013 News Salt to blame for white pine trees changing color Spring is in full bloom, and the region’s grasses and hardwoods are greening up accordingly. But some pine trees are not, and experts say it’s due to the salt...
12.21.2012 News Enviros call for action on cars in Pine Barrens A number of area environmental organizations, led by Richard Amper of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, are asking the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to take...
11.21.2012 News Amper calls on environmentalists to draw up EPCAL plans Environmentalists, grab your pens and pads and blueprints. You’ve got an empty canvas, so to speak. Thousands of acres of undeveloped land in Calverton. Long Island Pine Barrens head...