Dredged Material Management Plan Archives

08.28.2017 Environment

New York files suit against EPA over Long Island Sound dumping plan

New York State is suing the Environmental Protection Agency for dumping dredged materials in Long Island Sound. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday that the...

12.13.2016 Environment

Support grows for lawsuit challenging EPA’s dredge dumping plan

Less than a week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state is preparing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, local officials and environmentalists have extended their support to the state, which is...

04.28.2016 Environment

Critics lining up to oppose EPA’s Long Island Sound dumping plan

That the Environmental Protection Agency appears ready to allow dumping of materials dug up from dredging in Long Island Sound didn’t come as a surprise to environmentalist Adrienne Esposito.

03.04.2016 Environment

Suffolk to Gov. Cuomo: Don’t dump dredge spoils in LI Sound

Suffolk County lawmakers and local environmentalists are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers’ latest plan for disposing of dredged materials in Long...

03.04.2016 Editorials

Editorial: When a public hearing goes unheard for LI Sound dump plan

At a series of public hearings late last summer, environmentalists and elected officials from across the region came out in strong opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers’ latest...

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New York files suit against EPA over Long Island Sound dumping plan

Support grows for lawsuit challenging EPA’s dredge dumping plan

Critics lining up to oppose EPA’s Long Island Sound dumping plan

Suffolk to Gov. Cuomo: Don’t dump dredge spoils in LI Sound

Editorial: When a public hearing goes unheard for LI Sound dump plan