Environment
Environment
Patriot Recycling moving ahead with composting plans at Youngs Avenue site, its lawyer says
Riverhead Town has not revoked Patriot's use permit, but has sent the owner a letter prohibiting deliveries of yard trimmings to the site until active farming begins, Riverhead Town Attorney Erik Howard said.
Environment
Bee-ware, litterbugs: Giant bee recycling bin lands in downtown Riverhead
There’s a giant bee in downtown Riverhead — and it wants your empty cans. The new bottle-guzzling sculpture was unveiled Tuesday in downtown Riverhead.
Environment
New 5 MW battery storage system planned for Calverton Enterprise Park
An energy company is seeking the Town Board’s approval to build a new 5 MW/20 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in the Calverton Enterprise Park.
Environment
Riverhead issues new stop-work order to Youngs Avenue composting operation
The town says the composting operation— which has drawn numerous complaints about odors and truck traffic — violates town code because there is no active farming taking place at the site.
Environment
From trees to trash? Odors, complaints follow composting move to Calverton
An Oceanside solid waste facility is moving its composting operation to Calverton because of odor control issues at its Nassau County site. Calverton residents are angry, complaining about a stench they say arrived after dumping in a local farm field began.
Environment
Crown Recycling fire remains under investigation; facility had no asbestos on site: officials
Investigations into the cause and impacts of a fire that "completely destroyed" a Calverton solid waste facility last Wednesday remain ongoing, officials say.
Environment
Suffolk County to spray some local marshes in Riverhead and Southold, June 11-13
Suffolk Vector Control plans to treat several marshes in Riverhead and Southold to control mosquito larvae, June 11-13. The pesticides will be applied by helicopter, weather permitting, the health department said.
Environment
Suffolk County Water Authority begins impact review of pipeline through Riverhead
The water authority, as lead agency, determined that the project is likely to have adverse environmental impacts and should be the subject of an environmental impact statement to identify those impacts and develop ways in which to mitigate them.
Environment
EPA to rescind and reconsider some PFAS standards, delay compliance deadline for others
The EPA will delay enforcement of drinking water standards for two PFAS chemicals until 2031 and will rescind and reconsider standards adopted last year for three others. Environmental advocates say the move puts public health at risk.
Environment
Calverton well testing finds PFAS levels mostly under EPA limit, Navy says
Nearly all private drinking water wells sampled as a part of an expanded testing area surrounding the former Northrop-Grumman plant in Calverton did not contain harmful “forever chemicals” above the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Navy said this week.
