Environment
Environment
Zeldin’s massive environmental deregulation plans: What will the changes mean for his native Long Island and former NY-1 constituents?
Many of the reversals EPA Administrator Zeldin announced yesterday would have direct consequences for the eastern Long Island congressional district that sent Zeldin to the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023.
Environment
The ‘elephant in the room’ at Palumbo’s annual environmental roundtable: future of federal funds
If the ongoing federal staffing cuts and budget-slashing worried the environmental advocates and local officials at Sen. Anthony Palumbo's environmental roundtable, their concerns were mostly left unspoken.
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Romaine: Former Grumman plant in Calverton should be made priority superfund site by EPA
Cleanup of the former Northrop-Grumman facility in Calverton should be taken over by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and made a priority cleanup site under the superfund program, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said.
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‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting the Peconic River. New data makes strongest case yet that former Navy site is to blame.
New data and maps released last month by the Navy as part of the cleanup process of the former Grumman site in Calverton show groundwater contaminated by PFAS is migrating off-site towards the Peconic River.
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Bird flu monitoring: New Yorkers asked to report dead birds via online tool, limit contact with dead wildlife and keep domestic...
The State DEC has launched an online platform for reporting dead birds, as part of its effort to monitor the spread of avian influenza in New York State.People are cautioned to avoid contact with wildlife, keep domestic animals away and take precautions for disposing of carcasses.
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Former East End Congressman Lee Zeldin is confirmed as EPA administrator
The appointment of former Rep. Lee Zeldin as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was confirmed by the Senate yesterday in a largely party-line vote. Every Republican and three Democrats supported his nomination.
Environment
Navy will test private drinking water wells near the former Grumman plant in Calverton for PFAS
The U.S. Navy has agreed to test private drinking water wells near the former Grumman facility in Calverton for PFAS.
Environment
New freshwater wetlands rules in effect statewide
The new freshwater wetlands regulations will roughly double the acreage of state-regulated freshwater wetlands in New York by 2028.
Environment
Governor vetoes Horseshoe Crab Protection Act
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday vetoed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, passed by the State Legislature in June to ban the taking...
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‘Blue Ribbon Panel’ formed by civic group to tackle land preservation issues in Riverhead and beyond
The Greater Jamesport Civic Association has put together a committee of people experienced in land preservation “to tackle the critical and timely issue of land preservation in Riverhead and throughout the East End.”
