We all worry about drinking water — homeowners and business people alike — and why shouldn’t we? Flint, Mich., has become the poster city for water contamination . . .
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By Hilary Baum
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7/21/18
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Hundreds of pounds of a harmful aquatic plant have been removed from Wantagh's Mill Pond for the first time.
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By Eden Laikin
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6/21/18
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On May 5, about 200 Long Islanders helped beautify and prepare Jones Beach and the Twin Lakes Preserve for the summer season as part of the seventh annual I Love My Park Day
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By James Mattone
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5/17/18
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At a Feb. 1 news conference, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran called on New York state not to renew the permits for 68 wells in Jamaica, Queens, until the United States Geological Survey …
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/3/18
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Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with Bellmore-Merrick roots, knew he was stepping up to a “daunting” challenge when County Executive Laura Curran chose him to oversee Nassau County’s parks and public works departments.
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By Erik Hawkins
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1/25/18
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January 20, 2018 will mark the end of President Donald Trump’s first year in office. The Herald asked locals to reflect on the past year.
Charlie Rawlinson, 72, a volunteer for the Oceanside …
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By Scott Brinton and Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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1/19/18
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A private screening of the new anti-climate change film “An Inconvenient Sequel,” successor to Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” at the AMC Fantasy movie theater on Sept. 27, drew …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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10/5/17
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Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, a Democrat running for county executive, said that if elected, she would ensure that taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects were built to be more resilient at …
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By Bridget Downes
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8/24/17
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Operation SPLASH headquartered in Freeport has recently renovated a 75-student classroom and science lab in preparation for the 2017-2018 school year. At the beginning of the month, SPLASH welcomed …
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By Nadya Nataly
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8/17/17
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A plan to re-authorize wells in southeast Queens could have a negative effect on Long Island’s drinking water, environmentalists say.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/5/17
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