National organization Food and Water Watch, along with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Reach Out America and Grassroots Environmental Education, held a public forum on April 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock in Manhasset, to rally support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing — a process that involves the injection of millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand into shale rock formations at high pressure to break apart the rock and release trapped natural gas.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/1/12
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Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford, Howard Kopel and Dennis Dunne, all Republicans, recently filed legislation to ban the processing of hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking,” waste at county sewage-treatment plants. On March 26, the Republicans’ bill passed out of the Legislature’s Planning and Rules Committee.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/26/12
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More than a dozen local residents gathered outside the district office of State Sen. Jack Martins (R-Mineola) in Garden City Park on Feb. 17 to show their support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in the extraction of natural gas.
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By Jackie Nash
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2/25/12
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The Town of Hempstead Department of Water is adding a filtration system to two wells in East Meadow after traces of volatile organic compounds were discovered. The project on Prospect Avenue began last August and will be complete before peak water consumption season this summer, according to the town.
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By Shannon Koehle
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2/2/12
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Throughout July and August, the Herald has reported on the importance of Long Island’s waterways in its eight-part series, “There’s something in the water.” We took on this …
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8/25/11
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While many Long Islanders may think they need to dive deep in the ocean to find marine life, the truth is that they can see a wide variety of sea creatures in the waters closer to …
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By David Weingrad
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7/20/11
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By Lee Landor As inhabitants of an island, we’re surrounded by water. Whether that water is a clean, healthy ecosystem thriving with life or an eyesore clogged with debris is …
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By Lee Landor
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7/13/11
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Long Island, as most people are aware, is an island, the largest in the contiguous United States — a nearly 120-long, 1,400-square-mile spit of sand, parkway and suburb extending east from …
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7/6/11
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Nassau County’s Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant has released untreated sewage into South Shore bays since March, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation... since March!
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12/16/10
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The Nassau County Legislature voted 11-8 to approve County Executive Ed Mangano’s $2.6 billion budget on Saturday night, following a contentious, two-day public hearing in Mineola that turned bitterly partisan as legislators argued over details of the spending plan.
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David Weingrad and Scott Brinton
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11/2/10
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