April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . .
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4/22/21
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A long-awaited project to remove nitrogen from the Western Bays gained steam on Sept. 9, when the Nassau County Legislature unanimously voted to borrow $408 million to build a system to divert treated sewage from Bay Park to Wantagh, and from there into the Atlantic Ocean.
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By Mike Smollins
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9/19/19
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Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . .
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8/17/17
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The Rules Committee of the Nassau County Legislature recently approved a contract with a New York City engineering firm to review and inspect a 110-year-old, unused water pipe that runs under Sunrise Highway as a possible conduit for treated waste from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant (now called the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility) to the outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant on the Wantagh-Seaford border.
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By Mary Malloy
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11/30/16
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What’s in a name?
A community.
To the Editor:
The Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant is no more. Please welcome the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility. It may be just a name change to …
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11/23/16
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He’s a believer
To the Editor:
I would like to congratulate the Lynbrook High School Drama Club for its stellar performances in last weekend’s sold out production of “Shrek The …
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11/16/16
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The protection seawall surrounding the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant is now complete — and, in an effort to give the plant a new identity, Nassau County has proposed renaming the facility the Bay …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/9/16
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Clean drinking water, a swim in the bay, catching fish to eat and going to the beach are things we easily take for granted as Long Islanders.
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9/22/16
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“The long-term sustainability of Reynolds Channel and our surrounding bays is a pressing environmental concern . . ."
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6/1/16
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On April 22, we will celebrate the 46th annual Earth Day, when, ideally, we should commit to improving the state of our great Mother Ship. Despite our best efforts to discover a second planet where we might lay down roots . . .
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4/21/16
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