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District 30 water tests reveal traces of lead; Six fountains identified
Six water fountains in District 30 were disconnected on June 15, after preliminary tests indicated that the lead content was above the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandated levels. “As … more
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Groups of kayakers made their way across the bay to Hewlett Point Beach
Kayaking in Bay Park
On a beautiful, warm, sunny morning, dozens of kayakers and paddle boarders took a short trip from Bay County Park to Hewlett Point Beach and back last Saturday for the inaugural launch of the South … more
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Let’s hope county’s plan isn’t just a pipe dream
“The long-term sustainability of Reynolds Channel and our surrounding bays is a pressing environmental concern . . ." more
A drinking fountain at the Maurice W. Downing School tested positive for elevated lead levels. Four bathroom sink faucets in the district also had levels above the EPA limit. School officials said they are confident they have rectified the situation.
Lead found in Malverne school district’s water
The Malverne school district reported last week that lead had been found in water coming from a drinking fountain at the Maurice W. Downing School and four bathroom sink faucets around the school district. more
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Nassau County has sent treated sewage into Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays since the late 1940s. A new county plan to divert the effluent to an ocean outfall pipe would end the practice, which would improve water quality in the bays, environmental experts say. Above, a view of the bays from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald
County's pipe dream moving forward
Nassau County is looking to divert tens of millions of gallons of treated sewage from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek plant on the … more
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School: fountainheads were source of lead traces in Wheeler Avenue School's water
Fountainheads on four water fountains at the Wheeler Avenue School are being blamed for lead contamination that was discovered by tests that were done during the spring recess in April. more
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Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.
A widening toxic threat
A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more
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Grumman’s toxic mess must be fixed now
Environmentally speaking, the mid-20th century was a terrible time. Government and industry experimented with all manner of chemicals . . . more
State should mandate GMO labeling
Many American food corporations –– particularly the processed food corporations –– want the federal government to usurp states’ rights. In particular, they want Congress to pass legislation . . . more
Make Red Cross’s month: get involved
March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . . more
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