by Ava Herrera | Mar 17, 2025 | Cleaner Water
Photo: Mike Busch As we all know, The Great South Bay has been absorbing waste from leaky cesspools for far too long, leading to brown tides, contamination of ground water, and unsafe swimming conditions. Thankfully, hope is restored by the Clean Water Plan! On March...
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 | 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...
by Marshall Brown | Jan 17, 2020 | Podcast
Suffolk County and New York State recognize the pressing need to address significant nitrogen levels in our local waterways and groundwater caused in part by underground septic tanks. On this episode of Water Matters, Marshall Brown talks with Peter Scully, sewer czar...
by James Bertsch | Jul 12, 2019 | Creek Defender
Originally posted with The Suffolk County News, June 20th.  Reprinted with permission here. By James Bertsch SAYVILLE—Self-interest offers no solutions for pollution. In fact, it’s what caused it in the first place. We take shortcuts to maximize our benefits. ...
