by Ava Herrera | Oct 15, 2025 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution
A Powerful Morning of Science, Solutions, and Community at The View in Oakdale Last week, Save The Great South Bay had the honor of hosting Dr. Christopher Gobler at The View in Oakdale for an inspiring and eye-opening morning focused on the health of Long Island’s...
by Ava Herrera | Oct 14, 2025 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats, Nitrogen Pollution, Septic Tanks
Suffolk County’s recent award of $20 million in state funding to upgrade failing septic systems marks another major milestone in the long fight to protect our drinking water and restore the health of our bays This investment—part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s broader...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Oct 1, 2024 | Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution, Water Quality
Prop 2 would restore clean, healthy water by drastically reducing nitrogen pollution. 2024 Fact Sheet – Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act Why Do We Support Prop 2? We all depend on clean water. For more than a decade, we’ve read about the harmful...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | May 17, 2024 | Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution, Water Quality
NEW YORK STATE SENATE PASSES SUFFOLK COUNTY WATER QUALITY RESTORATION ACT, DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS URGE GOVERNOR TO SIGN IMMEDIATELY (Newsday, 05/16/24) Albany, NY (May 16, 2024) – Today, the New York State Senate passed the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Nov 7, 2023 | Algal Blooms, Education, Fixing Habitats, Nitrogen Pollution, Water Quality
On Friday, October 20th at Save The Great South Bay’s quarterly Speaker Series, Dr. Christopher Gobler of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences gave his 4th annual State of the Bay presentation, this year including all of the...
by Robyn Silvestri, Executive Director | Jan 15, 2022 | Advocacy, Cleaner Water, Nitrogen Pollution, Podcast, Septic Tanks, Water Matters
On this episode of Water Matters, we are joined by Katherine Coughlin of The North Shore Land Alliance, with the support of The Nature Conservancy, to discuss how updating cesspools or septic systems can not only save homeowners money, but also help save the Great...
