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03.06.2020 Environment

Enforcement of statewide plastic bag ban delayed one more month

Enforcement of New York’s plastic bag ban, which took effect Sunday, has been pushed off one month after an eleventh-hour lawsuit was filed challenging the legislation. The lawsuit, filed...

01.15.2019 Government

Cuomo calls for legalized marijuana, statewide plastic bag ban

Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a $175 billion budget Tuesday that calls for legalized marijuana for adults over 21 and promotes a progressive 100-day agenda.

12.20.2017 Business

Get your nickels ready: Suffolk County bag law takes effect Jan. 1

It’s not the outright ban on plastic bags that some officials had sought in the past, but come Jan. 1, a bill that Suffolk County passed in 2016 will...

09.16.2016 Editorials

Editorial: Suffolk’s bag legislation lacks teeth

Hang on to those nickels and dimes that slide their way under the couch cushions. In 2018, they’ll come in handy at the grocery store.

09.08.2016 Business

Shoppers, lawmakers offer mixed bag of opinions on 5-cent charge

A new Suffolk County law requiring retailers to charge 5 cents for each paper or plastic bag they provide to shoppers has local residents and lawmakers offering up a...

05.20.2016 Editorials

Editorial: It’s time for a ban on plastic bags in Suffolk

Suffolk County legislators were considering pulling the trigger on a single-use plastic bag ban. But then, at a May 5 meeting in Riverhead, they stepped back to reload.

05.05.2016 Government

Suffolk lawmakers delay taking action on plastic bag ban — again

Suffolk County residents hopeful for a decision regarding a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags at retail stores across the county will have to keep waiting.

03.02.2016 Government

Suffolk County may ban single-use plastic bags

The debate over whether Riverhead and Southold towns should ban single-use plastic bags may soon be over.

10.15.2015 Health & Environment

As towns defer to county, a plastic bag ban seems unlikely

Will recent bans on single-use plastic bag in Southampton and East Hampton towns inspire more local municipalities — including those on the North Fork — to follow suit? Probably...

09.19.2015 Editorials

Editorial: A plastic bag ban in Southold is overdue

It’s been 14 months since Southold Town hosted a public forum to debate banning plastic bags across the East End. At the time, the crowd overwhelmingly supported an edict...

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