Growing up in Island Park, I was always acutely aware of how lucky I was to be surrounded by beautiful beaches, bountiful waterways and stunning coastlines. Preserving Nassau County’s coastal environs has been a main priority of my tenure in public office, and I am proud to represent so many community partners who share in that goal. Indeed, the pristine nature of our South Shore was recently threatened by a large-scale offshore wind turbine project proposed by Equinor, but thanks to unified community opposition, this dubious plan appears to have stalled — for now.
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By Anthony D'Esposito
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3/8/24
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As a result of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, signed into law in 2019, New York committed to ambitious targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 . . .
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By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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11/9/23
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Long Islanders are deeply concerned about the proposed Equinor wind turbine project, Empire Wind, and its potential to adversely affect our health, safety and economy.
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By Ari Brown
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11/3/23
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Island Park doesn’t generate daily headlines — and residents like it that way. This historic community is best known . . .
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By Ronald J. Rosenberg
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5/18/23
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Long Island has the potential to be the East Coast’s clean energy hub.
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By Gary LaBarbera
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10/27/22
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There are certainly some advantages to living on an island — advantages Matt Cohen says Long Island doesn’t exploit enough. Especially when it comes to alternative energy sources like offshore wind.
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By Jake Pellegrino
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5/19/22
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Q. We’re thinking about how to make our house safer from high winds. It’s old, and creaks when we get wind gusts. I looked online at safe rooms . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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3/3/22
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Q. We are thinking about how to make our house safer from high winds. It’s old, and creaks when we get wind gusts. I looked online at safe rooms . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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3/3/22
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A powerful winter storm was headed toward Long Island from the south Friday morning and was expected to drop a foot or more of snow across the region Friday night into Saturday, according to the …
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By Scott Brinton, Lisa Margeria and Cristina Arroyo
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1/28/22
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Plans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project . . .
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7/29/21
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