Environment
Environment
Peconic Estuary at risk as interim PFAS treatment begins: Schumer presses Navy over delays
The Navy has begun a pilot study treating PFAS-contaminated Calverton plume, but the last study needed to plan a final cleanup won't be done until 2039.
Environment
Zeldin announces rollback of power plant greenhouse gas limits
The EPA said the rollback will save $310 billion and help preserve reliable electricity from coal and natural gas plants. Environmental and public-health advocates said it abandons a major federal tool for reducing climate pollution.
Environment
Pentagon pushes Calverton PFAS cleanup decision back more than a decade: Schumer
Federal records show the projected end date for the PFAS cleanup study was pushed back repeatedly over the past few years, without public disclosure.
Environment
Critics tell SCWA the Main Road water main route hasn’t been adequately studied
At a Riverhead hearing, speakers said the SCWA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement fails to assess traffic, wetlands, school and utility impacts of the preferred Main Road route for the North Fork water main.
Environment
‘We’ve heard you’: Water Authority CEO discusses revised North Fork Water Main route
CEO Jeff Szabo discusses the draft environmental impact statement for the North Fork Water Main Project ahead of a public hearing on the project Wednesday in Riverhead.
Environment
Riverhead weighs code changes after groundwater contamination near East Hampton BESS fire
Riverhead officials are revisiting the town’s battery energy storage rules after PFAS contamination was detected in public water supply wells near the site of the 2023 East Hampton BESS fire.
Environment
Cyanobacteria bloom confirmed in Flanders pond
A new cyanobacteria bloom has been confirmed at Silver Brook Pond in Flanders, Suffolk County health officials said Monday.
Environment
Navy plans PFAS treatment in Calverton amid criticism over cleanup pace, transparency
The Navy says PFAS treatment at Calverton could begin by fall, as RAB members criticize the cleanup pace and transparency.
Environment
Below-normal Atlantic hurricane season forecast, but Long Island’s coastal risk remains
A below-normal Atlantic hurricane season is forecast, but Long Island remains vulnerable to storm surge, flooding and warming ocean waters.
Environment
Trump administration moves to roll back PFAS drinking water rules
The Trump administration announced plans to roll back portions of the nation’s first federal PFAS drinking water standards.
