SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Suffolk County will be looking to go green in 2020. Legislation to create the Regional Recycling Assessment Task Force was passed by the Suffolk County Legislature on Dec. 17. County Executive Steve Bellone signed the bill.
How Solar-Friendly Is Long Island?
LONG ISLAND, NY - How solar-friendly is Long Island? A new study compared the different municipalities on the island to see which ones are the most solar friendly. Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act which adopted the most ambitious and comprehensive climate and clean-energy legislation in the U.S. The bill established a goal of reaching 70 percent renewable energy by 2030 as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions 85 percent by 2050.
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No cancer found at Bellport School
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No cancer cluster found at Bellport school
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State Bans Consumer Product Chemical 1,4-Dioxane
Connecticut isn’t raising much money from a plastic bag tax. That’s a good thing.
At a Stop & Shop on New Park Avenue in Hartford on a recent Tuesday morning, Althea Lockhart, 62, carried her groceries out of the store in a reusable bag.
“I have about 50 of them," she said.
That may be the simple and somewhat unexpected result of Connecticut’s 10-cent fee on single-use plastic bags, which was expected to raise $27.7 million in revenue this fiscal year.
New NYS Law Mandates Manufacturers Change Formula Of Cleaning Products Containing 1,4-Dioxane
MELVILLE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — In a little over a year from now, cleaning products containing the contaminant 1,4-dioxane can no longer be sold New York.
The chemical has been found in drinking water wells and is considered a likely carcinogen, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Tuesday.
Thank you, next
On Monday, environmentalists around the state effusively praised Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for signing a bill that bans the likely carcinogen 1,4-dioxane in cleaning products, personal care products and cosmetics.
On Tuesday, environmentalists rallied in the State Capitol to demand that Cuomo approve a spate of other green bills that await his signature.
Welcome to what-have-you-done-for-me-lately, Albany-style.
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Governor signs bill banning products with chemical 1,4-dioxane, starting in 2022
Household cleaning products with the chemical 1,4-dioxane will no longer be sold in the State of New York under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
The ban, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2022, also covers some cosmetic and personal care products with specific levels of the chemical, which has been found across Long Island in drinking water wells.
Smart Growth Summit to focus on collaboration and communication
A crowd of more than 1,200 business, community and government leaders are expected to attend the annual Smart Growth Summit to be held Friday at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.
The all-day event will have 20 workshops featuring more than 130 speakers topics related to downtown revitalization and infrastructure investment on Long Island. Over 50 different Main Street redevelopment and wastewater, energy and transportation projects will be covered throughout the day, according to a statement from event organizer Vision Long Island.
New contamination found at Bethpage Superfund site
Community Forum: Out with the Old, In with the New Septic Replace
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Join us to learn the facts on why and how you can change out your old septic or cesspool system and be eligible for a $20,000-$30,000 in grant funding! Citizens Campaign for the Environment has teamed up with Suffolk County to present "Out with the Old, In with the New" Suffolk Septic Change Out program forum. The forum will focus on how septic and cesspools are causing degradation to our rivers, bays, lakes and estuaries. We will highlight new available technologies, Suffolk County’s homeowner grant program, and experts will be available to answer your questions. More information on the program can be found at Reclaimourwater.info
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Introduction by Suffolk Legislators Susan Berland and Tom Donnelly
Presentations by Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment; and Justin Jobin, Environmental Projects Coordinator, Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
* Septic Installers will have their products on display and be able to answer specific questions