Environment
Environment
Lease granted to solar developer for Youngs Avenue landfill site
The Riverhead Town Board authorized a 25-year lease last week to allow the construction of a solar power facility on the Youngs Avenue landfill.
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Lithium ion batteries from fatal NYC fire were transported and have been stored by Manorville environmental clean-up company
Lithium ion batteries from an e-bike shop that caught fire and led to the death of four people in New York City were transported and have been temporarily stored by a Manorville environmental contracting and remediation company.
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Air quality health advisory in effect until 11 p.m. Monday
An air quality health advisory is in effect in the Long Island region until 11 p.m. for ground-level ozone.
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Air quality alert extended to 11:59 p.m. Saturday
Canadian wildfires will continue to make air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups tomorrow, as smoke and haze from the fires increase fine particulates in the air in the Long Island, NYC and other areas of the state.
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Air quality alert extended to 11:59 p.m. Thursday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
An air quality health advisory is in effect in all regions of New York State through 11:59 p.m. Thursday due to smoke from wildfires burning in Canada.
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Save the Sound releases 2023 report on water quality for L.I. Sound beaches
Save the Sound analyzes water quality data provided by county health departments to the US EPA for L.I. Sound beaches across the island, NYC and Connecticut. Here's what their just-released 2023 report says about local beaches.
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Shifting weather patterns bring relief from smoke to metro NY/LI, though air may still be unhealthy across East End today: National...
An air quality health advisory remains in effect for the local area until midnight today. The pollutant of concern is fine particulates. Air quality may be worse across the East End than in western Suffolk, the National Weather Service said.
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With smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires persisting, air quality will be unhealthy again Wednesday, and advisory remains in effect till...
Smoke and haze continue to blanket the region as wildfires in eastern Canada continue to burn and prevailing weather conditions push the smoke south over the eastern United States causing unhealthy air quality across Long Island and the New York City metro region.
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Air quality ‘unhealthy’ prompting warnings and cancellation of outdoor activities
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is spreading over the region, causing air quality to deteriorate to unhealthy levels. The governor urges New Yorkers to stay indoors if possible.
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Air quality health advisory in effect again today due to fine particulates from Canadian wildfires
An air quality health advisory is in effect all day again today for fine particulates resulting from the wildfires in eastern Canada.
