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There's something in the water Part VIII
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 … more
Don Harris, vice president of the nonprofit environmental group Operation SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering And Save Harbors), stood beside a boom used to collect trash from Freeport Creek. The organization’s core mission is cleaning up South Shore wetlands and bays.
Making a SPLASH across the South Shore
Diesel exhaust from nearby boatyards suffused the air as Don Harris cruised north in a 27-foot Carolina skiff up Freeport Creek, past a pair of mute swans that he calls Chip and Ophelia, the towering smokestacks of Freeport Power Plant No. 2, a Town of Hempstead dredging barge and hundreds of boats, many sleek and modern, others abandoned, rotting hulks sinking into the murky water. more
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Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, accompanied by state and county officials and environmentalists, announced last August that funding had been allocated for the study.
Research finds bays are polluted
Researchers at Stony Brook University have confirmed what many Long Islanders say they already know: the Western Bays are polluted. more
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Going natural for home heating
Q. I want to change my home heating system to something that uses biomass, to save money and energy, but I’m not sure it would be allowed in this area. I’d want to burn wood chips, animal pellets or corn. more
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S.T.O.P. program comes to Long Beach
Spring is here and that means it’s time to safely dispose of your household chemicals, paint, fertilizers and other harmful household products. The S.T.O.P. — Stop Throwing out Pollutants … more
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