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The growth of algae in the bays is toxic to fish larvae and is severely impacting recreational use of the waterways, according to Dr. Larry Swanson. Fishing used to be popular in the waters near Bay Park.

Research conducted by Stony Brook University and a nonprofit research group indicates that the South Shore’s Western Bays are polluted, and state officials acknowledged that implementation of … more

By Julie Mansmann | 1/30/13

Civic Law

Q: Recently, I noticed a foul smell coming from my front yard and realized there was a large oil spill. I’ve called both my town and my insurance company to find out how I can resolve the … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 12/17/12

Envision Valley Stream would like to see less double poles in the area, like this one on Hendrickson Avenue.

'Two' many utility poles in Valley Stream?

Members of Envision Valley Stream discussed cleaning up streets, parks and waterways, creating a teen center and ways to cut down on excess telephone poles at their meeting on May 31 at Sip This on Rockaway Avenue. more

By Brian Croce | 6/6/12

Central special-ed parents want lab teacher back

A group of Calhoun High School special-education parents are asking the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District administration to reinstate the “collaborative” special-education instructor who co-teaches the Living Environment laboratory with a mainstream biology teacher. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/3/12

Mepham High School senior Nina DiFranco with her adviser, Dr. David Kommor. DiFranco was recently named a finalist in a prestigious international science and engineering contest.

Mepham student scores big in international science competition

Those who know Nina DiFranco say that the Mepham High School senior isn’t one to back down from a challenge. DiFranco, 18, spent seven weeks in the Michigan State University High School Honors Science Program last summer. She worked for 40 hours a week with professors and doctoral candidates, evaluating a new water-filtration technology designed to remove viruses from water using a “photocatalytic membrane reactor.” more

By Deirdre Krasula, dkrasula@liherald.com | 4/26/12

Going green cuts local LIPA bills

Self-proclaimed conservationists Douglas and Mary Pappas, who have owned their home on Aberdeen Street for 23 years, decided they wanted to do something positive for the environment – and save a little money, too. The couple had photovoltaic solar panels added to the roof in June 2008 and is still pleased with the results. more

By Shannon Koehle | 3/29/12

Creating a bike path and acting environmentally conscious were some of the topics David Sabatino discussed at Monday’s Envision Valley Stream meeting.

Envision devises a plan

Cleaning up local waterways and better connecting local parks were some of the topics discussed at Monday’s Envision Valley Stream meeting that focused primarily on the village’s parks department and environment. more

By Brian Croce | 3/1/12

About 20 Valley Stream Central High School students helped clean up trash on Fletcher Avenue on Friday afternoon.

Central students clean up Fletcher Avenue

A group of Valley Stream Central High School students cleaned up Fletcher Avenue to help the environment last Friday. more

By Clarissa Hamlin | 11/9/11

The Bay Park Sewage plant was given a poor grade in a recent environmental study by the CCE.

Bay Park plant gets a ‘D’

The Bay Park Sewage Plant got a big, fat D from the nonprofit advocacy organization Citizens Campaign for the Environment, which released its first Long … more

By Mary Malloy | 11/2/11

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

By Scott Brinton | 8/23/11

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