Hispanics are Nassau County’s fastest-growing ethnic population, County Executive Laura Curran noted in mid-September, the start of Hispanic Heritage Month . . .
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10/7/21
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To the climate deniers, we say this: Wake up. July was the hottest month in the past 142 years, since humans started recording climate data, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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8/19/21
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The Say Their Names Association closed its first year June 26 by awarding eight Black seniors from local high schools, including Oceanside High School, with scholarships for demonstrating a commitment to helping their communities and starting conversations about race.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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7/15/21
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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 . . .
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4/15/21
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Q. We followed your advice, got plans, a very long permit review and were about to begin construction when the pandemic hit. It took much longer to start the job, and just as we were about to begin, we noticed things we wanted changed.
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By Monte Leeper
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1/30/21
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We will need years, if not decades, to unravel and repair the damage that President Trump has done to the nation with his politics and policies.
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1/21/21
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President-elect Joseph Biden recently committed to re-entering the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, which President Trump pulled the U.S. out of in June 2017.
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12/3/20
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President Trump claimed last week that he is protecting suburbanites from low-income housing projects, tweeting on July 29:
"I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream . . ."
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8/8/20
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“We already tackled water,” said Rebecca Weissman, Oceanside High School’s CARE Club president. “So now we’re on to paper.”
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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2/13/20
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The greatest long-term threat to Nassau County may not be property taxes. It’s likely the climate crisis. That’s why we were surprised that the county hasn’t signed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Climate Smart Communities Pledge.
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11/8/19
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