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Long Island’s energy future: vision vs. mirage

For decades, gas pipelines and other delivery infrastructure have been a reliable cash cow for utility companies, which recover the costs of building their distribution systems from our utility bills . . . more

By Anshul Gupta and Gordian Raacke | 1/12/23

Don’t let shark mania ruin your summer

There are few sounds that can paint a more vivid picture than the ominous and simple theme created by composer John Williams for the 1975 film “Jaws.” more

7/14/22

Operation SPLASH — Stop Polluting, Littering, and Save Harbors — volunteer Bill Stevenson pulled litter out of Lofts Pond with others during the community event.

Community comes together to clean Lofts Pond Park of debris

Early last Saturday morning, roughly 1,000 pounds of litter was removed from Lofts Pond Park with the help of players from the Baldwin Bombers Youth Football league, Operation SPLASH — Stop … more

By Karina Kovac | 7/13/22

The two most adventurous years of my life

Thirty years ago this week, I hopped on an electric train with a bright-red engine, a nervous energy pulsing through my arms and legs straight to my fingers and toes, which fidgeted uncontrollably. My head was spinning. more

9/2/21

Support the Mother Nature Bond Act

At the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine. Some 120 years later . . . more

4/15/21

More than 100 domestic ducks were rescued in the Town of Hempstead last year, including about 75 in Baldwin. Most pictured above were rescued from Baldwin Harbor.

Nonprofit rescues abandoned domestic ducks in Baldwin

With spring less than four weeks away, the domestic duck dumping season has begun in the Town of Hempstead. Activists with Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, also known as LION, an animal … more

By Bridget Downes | 2/25/21

Clearing up Covid-19 misconceptions

No doubt, understanding the coronavirus takes work. We hear a seemingly endless stream of arcane reports emanating from an alphabet soup of acronym-laden government agencies . . . more

11/5/20

Dozens of local residents and animal rights activists gathered in Milburn Pond Park in Baldwin on Sept. 9 for a vigil to pay tribute to the 86 Canada geese that were removed by a federal agency, in error, in June and later killed.

USDA: 86 geese killed at Baldwin park by accident

Dozens of local residents and animal rights activists have denounced the recent removal by a federal agency of 86 Canada geese from Milburn Pond Park in … more

By Bridget Downes | 9/17/20

A PETA volunteer removed the firework from the goose.

Volunteers remove firework tied to goose in Baldwin park

An unknown person or persons duct-taped fireworks to the chest of a Canada Goose at Silver Lake Park in Baldwin last month. Photos of the goose circulated on Facebook, and a People for the … more

8/14/20

Students took part in a Djembe drumming lesson during “A Day in Nature for Mental Health.”

Promoting mental health in nature

On the sunny fall morning of Oct. 23, more than 40 fifth grade students took part in a special event called “A Day in Nature for Mental Health.” Joined by a handful of teachers and … more

11/7/19

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