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Curt Johnson, Executive Director, Save The Sound

Curt Johnson, Executive Director, Save The Sound

by Marshall Brown | Jan 30, 2017 | Advocacy, Fixing Habitats, Water Matters

Please watch as Curt Johnson, Executive Director of Save The Sound, discusses the progress that has been made in helping The Long Island Sound recover, and the work that still needs to be done, especially on Long Island, where tens of thousands of cesspools and septic...
Fee Referendum:  Let the People of Long Island Decide

Fee Referendum: Let the People of Long Island Decide

by Marshall Brown | Apr 26, 2016 | Advocacy

On Monday, Suffolk County announced what would be the most significant environmental action since collectively the passage of The Pine Barrens Protection Act over 2o years ago.   That piece of legislation, crafted over the course of an epic legal battle over six...
Can Long Island Be Saved?  Part IX — The Following Beaches Will Be Closed This Weekend…

Can Long Island Be Saved? Part IX — The Following Beaches Will Be Closed This Weekend…

by Marshall Brown | Aug 15, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Featured, Fixing Habitats

Indeed as readily predicted in Part IX of Can Long Island Be Saved, Huffington Post series, the heavy rains led of course to widespread beach closures because Long Island’s groundwater is polluted. 66 closed in Suffolk County. We must fix our groundwater or all...
Can Long Island Be Saved?  Part VII — Now It’s Up To Albany To Pass The Long Island Water Quality Control Act

Can Long Island Be Saved? Part VII — Now It’s Up To Albany To Pass The Long Island Water Quality Control Act

by Marshall Brown | Jun 16, 2014 | Cleaner Water

Here is the Part VII in the series ‘Can Long Island Be Saved? on Huffington Post.
Can Long Island Be Saved?  Part VI – An Interview With Professor Christopher Gobler

Can Long Island Be Saved? Part VI – An Interview With Professor Christopher Gobler

by Marshall Brown | Jun 4, 2014 | Cleaner Water, Education

Here is the Part VI of the continuing Huffington Post Series: Can Long Island Be Saved?   We interview Prof. Christopher Gobler of SUNY Stony Brook’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.
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