Almost $34 million will be spent to clean the beaches on Long Island Sound. Some of the money comes from the federal budget that passed last month and will be one of the largest federal investments in environmental cleanup and restoration.
Experts assess impact of climate change on LI
Riverhead sought $9 million for public water extension to homes near former Grumman plant in Calverton. It got $3.5 million. Now what?
Digester to reduce food waste heralds a greener future
The waste that goes into the anaerobic digester facility under construction in Yaphank is as important as the products that come out.
What goes in: organic materials like food past its prime and the leftover scraps from restaurants, cafeterias, and commercial kitchens.
Beneficial items that come out: compost and the kind of liquid fertilizer in high demand by agricultural businesses. The facility will produce enough energy to run itself. Excess water will be sent to a treatment plant. And, also importantly, the byproduct of biogas will go into the National Grid distribution system, heating people’s homes and running their stoves.
PSC greenlights clean energy infrastructure
Green energy on its way to Long Island thanks to food scraps
Combating water pollution on Long Island Sound
Ghost Fishing, Nitrogen Pollution, Rubber Debris Targeted in Local Efforts to Clean Up the Sound
Twenty years ago, rising water temperatures, nitrogen pollution and disease wiped out the lobster population in Long Island Sound.
Lobstermen picked up and left, in many cases leaving their traps behind.
But on the floor of the Sound, tens of thousands of traps are still working, catching the few remaining lobsters along with other species.
It’s called ghost fishing.
Gennaro calls for PSC to approve Canadian energy connection
'Forever chemicals' found in Suffolk's water wells since 2016: data
Leaders launch rain garden initiative to protect Northport Harbor
$7M in federal funding set to bring clean water to Manorville, Calverton
At long last there is hope for some Long Island residents who have been begging for clean drinking water
$7M from federal omnibus bill to fund hookups to public water supply to 124 homes
Federal representatives secure $3.5 million for Riverhead’s Manorville water extension
Suffolk announces $1 million for coastal resiliency projects
Suffolk County officials on Wednesday announced they will spend $1 million to plan coastal resiliency projects to counter the impact of increasing storms and flooding resulting from climate change.
A task force of environmentalists, county officials and others will identify expected effects of climate change in Suffolk and propose ways to mitigate damage and protect communities, officials said.
Environmental advocates push passage of $550 billion in federal climate funds
Four WNY sites are named as part of a billion dollar investment to clean up Great Lakes waterways
More federal money is heading toward the cleanup of four Western New York waterways, Congressman Brian Higgins and representatives of government and public environmentalist entities announced Friday.
The federal government is announcing $1 billion from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law will be spent to clean and delist 22 designated “Areas of Concern” throughout the Great Lakes. Included on the list are the Buffalo River, Niagara River, 18 Mile Creek and Rochester Embayment.
