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We'll say it again — fund the Bay Park pipe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. more

6/19/14

Dr. Greg Nelson, veterinary surgeon for Central Veterinary Associates in Valley Stream, held the a bird that was shot with a pellet gun in Hewlett Bay Park on May 11.

Heron shot at Hewlett Bay Park

A man roaming Hewlett Bay Park on Sunday night shot a yellow-crowned night heron, an endangered bird species. more

By Vanessa Parker | 5/14/14

Second fire at Barrett plant

Oceanside and Island Park firefighters put out a small fire at the E. F. Barrett Power Station on Jan. 20 — the second blaze to occur in the past month. The power station, at 1 McCarthy Rd. on … more

By John Maher | 1/30/14

We need an outflow pipe to the ocean

Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants. more

1/23/14

New recreational fishing regulations relaxed

Fishermen will now be able to keep more of their catch, and keep smaller-sized fish, when they’re working their rod and reel this summer. The state Department of Environmental Conservation … more

8/7/13

Protect the bays — fund the Bay Park pipe

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

6/6/13

Eight homes in the Canals were destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy.

Army Corps looking into storm protection for the bay

The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/16/13

Jim LaCarrubba said that the federally approved project could be completed within three years

Long Beach OKs revised Army Corps project

The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with a $150 million Army Corps of Engineers project that was described as the first major step toward protecting the barrier … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

Busy Bee Cleaners in Merrick is undergoing an environmental cleanup to remove potentially harmful contaminants from the soil beneath the shop, but officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation say the contamination does not pose a hazard to people in nearby businesses and homes.

Dry-cleaner contamination uncovered

Busy Bee Cleaners, on Merrick Road in Merrick, is undertaking an environmental cleanup with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to eliminate the contaminant tetrachloroethylene, otherwise know as PCE, from groundwater beneath the shop. more

By David Weingrad | 9/19/12

Posillico addresses water on property

With the rain the area has been receiving the last few weeks, mosquito breeding has become a larger concern. Mosquitoes breed in standing water, and any sized puddle will do. more

By Alex Costello | 8/1/12

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