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Category: Pollution
Long Island PFAS Update
At the risk of having some fun with a serious subject… the recent town hall style meeting hosted at the Nassau County Bar Association …
Plastic Bags ‘Proposed’ to Be Banned in New York
New York State lawmakers have agreed to impose a statewide ban on most types of single-use plastic bags from retail sales, changing a way …
From a Island To a Nation – If we were a country, we’d be the 96th most populated ahead of Israel
I stumbled on this GEM of a Video produced by Newsday in the 60’s. A time where fish and clams and oysters were so …
New York and New Jersey Government leading the Ecological charge for our NY/NJ area bays, rivers and estuaries. It’s True!
Facts: 2018 Cuomo Priority: Full PCB Clean Up of the Hudson River Cuomo Announces $10.4 Mil to Clean LI’s Waters With Shellfish A New …
Pumpouts in The Great South Bay: Are Boaters Pumping or Dumping? STOP POO-LLUTION!
Pumping out sewage from boats might not be appealing but is obviously necessary if lavatory facilities are utilized onboard. The proper use of pumpout …
New York and New Jersey: A Bridge to Success. We are all deeply connected to the waters we share
Before founding Save The Great South Bay, in 1999 I married and moved to Northern New Jersey. Having been a lifelong Long Islander and …
Speak For Your Bays: Contact Your State Senators
Tell your State Senator that you support S-8170, which would reduce the nitrogen content in lawn fertilizers, and give our bays a break.
Contact Kemp Hannon. Tell Him You Support S-8170 “The Fertilizer Fix”
As many of you know, a law has been proposed in Albany that would mandate that lawn fertilizer contain no more than 12% nitrogen …
Mosquito Control: Out of Control
Yes, Vector Control is back, having had their funding renewed by The Suffolk County Legislature. Â So these next three days, as will be the …
Suffolk County Mosquito Control Takes to The Skies (Ugh)
Yes, Vector Control is back, having had their funding renewed by The Suffolk County Legislature. Â So these next three days, as will be the …
End Suffolk’s Misguided Mosquito Spraying Program
It’s time to trash our marshes again: Suffolk County has had a decades long program of spraying for mosquitoes around our marshes. Â Â We …