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Federal appeals court rules in favor of EPA plan to extend open water disposal sites in L.I. Sound
A federal appeals court today scuttled New York State’s hope of blocking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from establishing a new open water disposal site for dredged sediments in eastern Long Island Sound.
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Long Island Sound is ‘not a landfill,’ say environmentalists opposed to open water waste dumping plan
A new plan to continue dumping potentially toxic materials into the Sound would jeopardize the strides Long Island has made to improve its water quality, according to local environmentalists.
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Hearing on L.I. Sound open water dumping set for Sept. 16 in Riverhead
Two additional public hearings, including one in Riverhead, have been scheduled on federal plans concerning the disposal of dredged materials in the Long Island Sound.
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Feds extend comment period on dredged material plan for L.I. Sound
The deadline for written comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredged Material Management Plan has been extended to 60 days, Rep. Lee...
