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We destroyed the L.I. Sound in 50 years: an eyewitness account

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The waters of the L.I. Sound were teeming with marine life in the 1950s and '60s. Today, it's a sewer of huge dead zones, thanks to chemical pollution, garbage, sewage and road runoff.

Q&A: Why are the fish dying?

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A video Q&A explaining the bunker fish kills in western Flanders Bay and the Peconic River.
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