Environment
08.28.2026
Environment
New Sound Partnership director looks to 10-year plan to address North Fork water quality
Nicole Tachiki has spent the past several years helping shape the Long Island Sound Partnership’s environmental priorities. Now, she will lead the program into the next decade, taking over...
06.12.2026
Environment
Southold seeks $500K grant for long-awaited Orient waterway upgrades
Southold officials moved Tuesday to seek a $500,000 grant for upgrades to a vulnerable Orient waterway — even as the long-discussed project remains far from shovel-ready. The Broad Meadows Marsh project is...
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03.11.2026
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‘Forever chemicals’ found in vegetables from Long Island farm stands: study
“Forever chemicals” known as PFAS — cancer-causing pollutants already found in Long Island groundwater — have been detected in vegetables purchased from farm stands across the North and South forks, according to a new...
