EPA Proposes New Drinking Water Standards Against 'Forever Chemicals'
The proposed regulations focus on "forever chemicals" - chemicals that do not break down - found in drinking water.
FARMINGDALE, NY — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed new enforceable drinking water standards, known as maximum contaminant levels, for two chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, found in drinking water, the agency announced.
Community offshore wind invests in youth STEM education
One month after submitting a proposal to the state government for clean energy investment, Community Offshore Wind is already starting to invest.
The joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid has put over $100,000 into youth STEM education programs for the future workforce, collaborating with multiple community partners in downstate New York to provide access to museums, outdoor spaces, and environmental and marine education for hands-on learning experiences.
Nearly 100 people attend Adirondack Park Lobby Day in Albany
Suffolk Water Authority tells residents drinking water is safe following MacArthur Airport's Superfund classification
Commentary: Corporations, not communities, should be responsible for recycling packaging waste
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act will reduce waste and ease the burden on municipalities.
New York state generates more than 17 million tons of municipal solid waste each year, with a lackluster recycling rate below 20 percent. Instead of being recycled, much of our waste is going to landfills, being burned in incinerators, or ending up as plastic pollution in our communities and waterways. Each year companies ship billions of products, exacerbating the paper and plastic waste crisis, yet they bear no responsibility for managing the packaging waste they create.
A real bus stop
The general aggravation of bad weather became very specific for 30 Long Islanders gathered Tuesday morning at the Melville park ‘n’ ride on the Long Island Expressway. It was 6 a.m., and members of the Long Island Lobby Coalition were waiting in the cold and slush for the bus that would take them to Albany for their annual Long Island Lobbying Day — a bus that never came.
Long Island fourth nationally in potential risks due to climate change, Moody's report says
Local officials adamant public drinking water near MacArthur Airport is safe, but some homeowners with private wells are concerned
At environmental forum, officials discuss host of issues including waste management, housing needs
Bill shifts reducing plastic and paper waste in New York to manufacturers
Harckham introduces bill to reduce packaging and increase recycling
Step by step, ridding East Meadow’s water of chemicals
There are 13 ongoing water remediation projects for the Town of Hempstead’s Water Department including three related to water in East Meadow.
The East Meadow project includes wells 1 and 3 on Prospect Avenue West, wells 5 and 11 on Prospect Avenue East, and East Meadow Site II with wells 6 and 8.
The town’s water department pumps 18 million gallons of water each day to over 120,000 customers. The East Meadow Water District, within the town’s water department, serves 40,000 customers, including several schools, Nassau University Medical Center, and Eisenhower Park.
Mother files lawsuit against Brookhaven, nearby school following death of 13-year-old son due to cancer
Court papers blame teenager's fatal cancer on Brookhaven Landfill fumes
Nacole Hutley, mother of Javien Coleman, stands beside photos of her late son on Jan. 23, 2023.
A pending lawsuit blames both the South Country Central School District and the Town of Brookhaven for the death of Javien Coleman, a teenager who is believed to have developed cancer due to toxins emitted from the Brookhaven Landfill while at school.
Cleaning East Meadow’s water
The funding is extremely timely, because the cost of the advanced oxidation technology is expensive.”
ADRIENNE ESPOSITO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CITIZENS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
The Town of Hempstead has received $5 million from Washington to continue improving East Meadow’s drinking water. The funding is part of the $1.7 trillion Omnibus spending bill passed by Congress last month.
Patchogue mom will sue over claim her son died from Bellport school's toxic air
NY pulls objection to dredging deposits at site by Fishers Island
Mother to sue Long Island town, school district after son dies of non-Hodgkins lymphoma
BROOKHAVEN, Long Island (WABC) -- A mother is planning to sue a school district and town on Long Island, claiming they are responsible for her son's death.
Grieving mother, Nacole Hutley, repeated the words of her dying son.
"'I would never have went to school there,' he said he would have never went if he would have known," Hutley said.
