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In 1970, Americans finally awoke to the horrifying toll they were taking on our fragile environment. That year, Congress passed the Clean Air Act . . . more

4/23/15

The Oceanside Superfund site of Smart Set Cleaners

State holds meeting on Smart Set Cleaners site cleanup

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is holding a public meeting, to explain the proposed cleanup of the former Smart Set Cleaners site at 16 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside. more

3/4/15

At a press conference on Feb. 12 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, commissioner of the county Department of Public Works; Jon Kaiman, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s special advisor for Long Island storm recovery; Ed Mangano, the county executive; and Todd Kaminsky, a state assemblyman from Long Beach, announced that the state would provide $150 million to upgrade the Bay Park plant with a nitrogen-removal system.

State promises $150 million to better treat sewage

New York state has pledged to fund the installation of a $150 million nitrogen-removal system at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which will reduce the environmental harm of the sewage the plant discharges into Nassau County’s Western Bays, state and county officials said on Feb. 12. The officials, speaking at a Mineola news conference, also called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide $550 million more to build an outfall pipe to carry effluent from Bay Park into the Atlantic Ocean. more

By Brian Racow | 2/13/15

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky inspected the area where dead fish were found floating in the waters around Barnum Island.

A call to test waters for toxins

An oil leak from an underground PSEG power line in Island Park that was discovered in December may be causing more environmental damage than first thought. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 1/14/15

After almost two years, the construction on Maple Avenue has finally been completed, giving residents a smooth, pothole-free road to drive down.

Two years later: Maple Avenue done

After nearly two years of construction, Maple Avenue is smooth, paved over and driveable again. The first 10 trees have been planted and the sidewalks are completed. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/14/15

A biologist weighs in on structure

Q. I got a letter from the Department of Environmental Conservation regarding a proposed wall to build up my yard so I can limit the flooding that regularly happens at high tide. more

10/23/14

More trees will line Maple Avenue once the ongoing roadwork is completed, thanks to a grant from the DEC.

RVC gets tree grant

Thanks to a grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Maple Avenue will look better than ever when the construction is finally done. more

By Alex Costello | 10/22/14

The former Rockville Racquet Building, pictured here at left, will be the site of the AvalonBay Phase II — if the Board of Zoning Appeals approves it.

AvalonBay expansion moves forward

AvalonBay Phase II is moving slowly but surely through the Board of Zoning Appeals. In a public work session on Oct. 8, the board reviewed the current progress of the environmental impact review. At the next meeting on Oct. 22, the BZA will likely determine the environmental impact of the project, and schedule a public hearing on the requests for a substantial occupancy permit and relief from village zoning regulations. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 10/15/14

SSHS back field poses no threat

South Side High School’s latest parking woes could soon be over. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has agreed with the school district’s environmental firm that the back … more

By Alex Costello | 9/17/14

Look out for invasive species of L.I.

Immigration may be controversial, but there’s one kind of immigrant that’s always bad: invasive plant and animal species. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 8/14/14

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