Following in the footsteps of East Hampton, Southampton and Riverhead, Southold has become the fourth East End town to adopt New York State’s Climate Smart Communities Pledge. READ
Environment
The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a local law Wednesday prohibiting the intentional release of helium and other types of balloons. READ
Fisherman John Skinner of Greenport has lived most of his life close to Long Island Sound. He had never seen a shark in person in the Sound.
That changed Saturday night. READ
Living on Long Island, it can sometimes be easy to grow frustrated with taxes and fees, but a recent study shows that Riverhead charges less than most other towns for at least one utility: water. (more…)
Suffolk County officials last week unveiled a $4 billion plan they say will serve as a blueprint for transitioning away from traditional cesspools, which have been identified as a main culprit of nitrogen pollution in ground and surface waters. READ
Every summer, beach-nesting birds return to North Fork shores and prepare to lay their eggs on the sand.
However, these delicate, well-camouflaged eggs are vulnerable — endangering and threatening many beach-nesting birds, according to Christine Tylee, group stewardship coordinator for Group for the East End. (more…)
The North American river otter is making a comeback on Long Island, a place where otters were thought to have vanished not that long ago. (more…)
Five years in the making, Peconic Estuary Program’s first living shoreline is coming to fruition as Greenport Elementary School students gathered Monday with representatives of community organizations to complete the project’s final planting phase. READ
A legal battle is brewing between New York and Connecticut over the dumping of dredge spoil material in eastern Long Island Sound. READ
The Peconic Estuary Program, one of 28 national estuary programs mandated by the 1972 Clean Water Act, will be seeking local input this summer on community areas that residents would like to see restored.
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